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The most notable of these, the Rickenbacher A-22 (and A-25) lapsteel guitar – known as the "frying pan" – is widely regarded as the first mass-produced electric guitar. Production of the instrument began in 1932. In 1937, Beauchamp secured a United States patent for his version of the electric guitar. Beauchamp married Myrtle Johnston in 1917.
Robert Francis Flemming Jr. (July 1839 [1] – February 23, 1919) was an American inventor [5] and Union sailor in the American Civil War. [7] [8] He was the first crew member aboard the USS Housatonic to spot the H.L. Hunley before it sank the USS Housatonic.
The key note, or tonic, of a piece of music is called note number one, the first step of (here), the ascending scale iii–IV–V. Chords built on several scale degrees are numbered likewise. Thus the chord progression E minor–F–G can be described as three–four–five, (or iii–IV–V).
The piccolo (/ ˈ p ɪ k ə l oʊ / PIK-ə-loh; Italian for 'small') [1] [2] is a smaller version of the western concert flute [a] and a member of the woodwind family of musical instruments. Sometimes referred to as a "baby flute" or piccolo flute , the modern piccolo has the same type of fingerings as the standard transverse flute , [ 3 ] but ...
C-G-C-G-C-E. This open C tuning is used by William Ackerman for his "Townsend Shuffle" and by John Fahey for his tribute to Mississippi John Hurt.This tuning is also commonly used by John Butler on his 12-string guitar. [1]
The standard notes of the open strings are E 1, A 1, D 2, and G 2, the same as an acoustic or electric bass guitar. However, the resonance of the wood, combined with the violin-like construction and long scale length gives the double bass a much richer tone than the bass guitar, in addition to the ability to use a bow, while the fretless ...
Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009), known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor.He was one of the pioneers of the solid-body electric guitar, and his prototype, called the Log, served as inspiration for the Gibson Les Paul.
Book II: There are 2 successive canons for each key, except b♭, e♭, a♭, D♭, F#, G♭, C# and C♭ (1 each); and c and D (3 each). Also the order of g# and b is reversed between Books I and II. Nikolay Tereshchenko (fl. 1898–1902) 24 Preludes, Op. 26 piano c. 1898 C5 [n] [110] August Winding (d. 1899) Preludes in all the keys: A Cycle ...