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The first guitars appeared in Persia (modern Iran), where they were called Tanbur. It was about 3500 years ago.

The best guitar maker is Antonio Torres, the guitar Stradivarius.

The Museum of Musical Instruments at the Paris Conservatoire houses a dated guitar 1602. This is the first instrument of the 17th century that has come down to us.

The biggest guitar in the world has a length of more than 13 meters. It was made at the Housten Academy of Science and Technology, USA.

In 1931, the electrically amplified guitar was invented. Its author was George Beechamp.

The smallest guitar was fabricated from silicon in 1997 at Carnel University in New York. Its length is 10 micrometers.

The longest marathon, guitar playing, lasted 114 hours, 6 minutes and 30 seconds. This record was set by David Brown at the Temple Bar Pub in Dublin, Ireland from June 12-17, 2011. During this period he played 1,372 songs!

Lev Fender, the inventor of Fender guitars, never knew how to play the guitar. But he played the saxophone.

The Fender Guitar Company makes about 90,000 guitar strings in a day.

The most expensive guitar ever sold was Eric Clapton's "Guardian" Blackie ($959,500 in 2004).

In the Middle Ages in Europe, silk strings and strings made from twisted animal intestines were used. Both options came from the East. In addition, strings made of horsehair, hemp and linen fibers were in use. metal strings already existed, but were not yet widespread, as they were imported from India and Arabia.

The guitar sounds like no other existing tools. You will not confuse an acoustic, electric or bass guitar with anything, and you can hardly decide which one you like more without throwing. Even if you don't know how to play yet, you've probably had a desire to pick up a guitar, and more than once. Why? But because the craving for the guitar is in our blood. This instrument is so ancient that love for it grew among people not for a hundred or two hundred, but for about 6000 years. It can't be, you say... but it's actually true. What else do you know about the guitar? Most likely, very little, otherwise you would like to pluck the strings with your fingers and nothing else. Do you want to know as many interesting facts about the guitar as possible? Go...

1) The guitar had several ancestors at once, which were invented by lovers of beautiful sounds in different parts Sveta:

• kithara - oriental stringed instrument;
• nablu - an ancient Egyptian instrument very similar in shape to a guitar (the hieroglyph that depicted nablu also meant “kind”, “good” and “beautiful”);
• kinira - an Asian version of the guitar;
• el-aud is a stringed instrument that came from the Mediterranean.

And that's not counting all kinds of harps, lyres, pandoras and other stringed goodness invented by the ancient Greeks. The first instrument resembling a guitar appeared in 4000 BC.

Before the advent modern guitar Hundreds of variations have come and gone.

2) Masters who create guitars are called lute. Most likely, this name comes from a medieval instrument - the lute, which is considered the great-grandmother of the modern guitar.

3) Medieval guitar had only 3-4 strings. But all these strings were double and in order to play them they used a “plector” (pick) made of tortoise shell.

4) The strings for the progenitors of the guitar were made from almost any material. But documents have survived to this day that say that the strings were made from the roots of certain plants, vines, flax, horsehair, silk and sheep intestines.

By the way, the recipe for making strings from intestines has survived to this day: the intestines were “fermented” in alkali for half a day so that nothing superfluous was left on them, and then a few more days in red wine. Further, according to the instructions, they had to be twisted and pulled so that they dried in this state. And that's it ... you can play if you don't feel sick.

5) The guitar with five strings was invented by the Spaniards no earlier than the 15th century.

6) Six-string guitars became the norm by the 18th century. And only after that they stopped folding them in half. So the guitar got single strings. By the way, the sound not only did not suffer from this, but became much cleaner and the guitar fans immediately increased after that.

7) Only Gypsies and Russians on seven-strings, so find in music store a complete set of strings for such a guitar is like seeing a blooming fern.

8) The first electric guitar saw the world in 1931 and its appearance looked not like a guitar, but like a tin can (it had a round metal case), but Georges Beauchamps and Adolphe Rickenbecker were still proud of their offspring.

9) The guitar migrated to America from of Eastern Europe. Yes, yes, from us guys. Les Paul was inspired by the idea to change the sound of the guitar and installed electronic pickups on a wooden body. He is credited as the father of the Gibson guitars, which were named after him by the guitar company that appreciated his pickup idea.

A little while later, the guy similar name– Leo Paul invented guitars such as the Broadcaster and Telecaster, which to this day delight rock fans around the world.

10) The person after whom the Ibanez guitars got their name was the Spanish lute Salvator Ivanez. The Americans just changed his surname a little to their taste.

Continued interesting things about guitars in the second part of "10 facts about guitars"...

The guitar is one of the most popular instruments among musicians of all levels. We can see her in her hands famous artist at a concert of many thousands, and with a simple amateur in the subway. Today we decided to tell you the most interesting facts about this tool.

1. The prototype of the modern guitar appeared in the second millennium BC.

2. Luthier. This is the name of the master who makes guitars.

3. A guitar with seven strings is often called "Russian" or "Gypsy".

4. The range of a conventional guitar is four octaves.

5. Georges Beauchamps and Adolf Rickenbecker - the creators of the first electric guitar. This happened in 1931. The tool had a metal case.

6. Only in 1950 did electric guitars with a wooden body appear.

7. Jimi Hendrix has been called the most influential guitarist of the twentieth century.

8. The popular brand Ibanez was named after the Spanish lute Salvator Ivanez. But over time, the name has changed.

9. Queen guitarist Brian May plays not with a pick, but with a sixpence coin. Coins have long been out of use. But before the group's world tour in 1993, the British Mint released new series sixpence.

10. The intro to Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters" was made up by Hatfield while he was talking on the phone. Since one of the musician's hands was occupied, there is a search of open four strings in the song.

11. In Finland, every year there is a competition for playing a fictitious guitar. The participants simply pretend to play an imaginary instrument.

12. Only thanks to a terrible car accident, opened musical talent Julio Iglesias. In his youth, the musician played football professionally. But after a serious car accident, he suffered paralysis of the entire body, except for the hands. The man became interested in playing the guitar and began to compose lyrics.

13. Fender Stratocaster guitar sold at a charity event for $2.8 million. It was signed by nineteen of the most famous guitarists in the world.

14. Fender Midnight Opulence $90,000. This is the most expensive serial guitar in the world.

15. The smallest guitar in the world is only ten microns long.

16. And this is the smallest working electric guitar. Its length is 67.5 centimeters.

17. In 2010, employees of the Houston Academy of Sciences and Technology created an electric guitar 13 meters 26 centimeters long. The weight of the tool is 1023 kilograms.

18. For many years the most popular guitar considered to be a Fender Stratocaster.

19. The famous Fender Stratocaster is depicted on the grave of American musician Jimi Hendrix.

20. In 1995, an unusual wedding ceremony. The bride on it was a guitar.

The most long guitar in the world about 13 meters or 6-7 times higher than average height person. The shortest guitar? Only 10 microns. A micron is one millionth of a meter, so 10 microns means the smallest guitar is 1/100,000 meters....

The only thing you need is special equipment to play. If you're a guitarist, your fingers are probably nimble... but not sharp on the micron.

The Cornell researchers who invented the microscopic guitar also invented other microscopic musical instruments that can be used for music. Who paid them for it?

People pay millions of dollars for autographed guitars.

Would you bet a million dollars for a signed guitar?

Here is a list of some of them.

Reach Out Asia - $2.7 million

Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Brian May - along with dozens of other famous guitarists - have all signed Reach Out Asia for the charity event. The historic guitar was originally purchased for $1,000,000 by the royal family of Qatar.

It was later sold at auction for $2,700,000 to an anonymous bidder.

Gibson Keith Richards - $1 million

Richards originally purchased this 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard as a playing guitar. And overall, it was a fairly inexpensive Gibson.

But it's one of the only guitars he owned before his fame, and it's especially valuable. He sold it for $1,000,000 - probably the tool is not used for its intended purpose, now it is considered solely as a work of art.

Eric Clapton sold his for $959,000

This price was posted by an anonymous bidder at a charity auction. In truth, the design wasn't that great, but by the way, Clapton used it, Clapton signed it, and Clapton obviously thought the instrument looked good.

Eric Clapton sold a few more of his guitars at high prices, such as the $497,500 Brownie Stratocaster. And that was in 1999, so today the price would have been even higher, but once again Clapton donated everything to charity.

Bob Dylan Stratocaster - $965,000

Have you heard of the Newport Festival in 1965? This is arguably the most famous concert in the history of rock and roll, and in 2018 it is considered something historical event, both in rock culture and in culture in general.

This was the first gig that Dylan played with electronics. The guitar he used was a Stratocaster, and using it drove up the price.

Tiger Jerry Garcia - $957,500

It was the last guitar played by Grateful Dead guy Jerry Garcia and it was made just for him with perfect unique design. No one else has a guitar like this and Jerry used it.

Wolf Jerry Garcia - $937,100

It was Jerry's first personal guitar and actually appeared in front of Tiger. Jerry originally bought it when he was playing live, but at a time when he wasn't famous. So there was a small price (around $1500) and its setup for the game.

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A guitar maker is called a lute.

The seven-string guitar is called "Russian guitar" or "gypsy guitar".

The first prototypes of the guitar are known from the second millennium BC.

The range of a typical guitar is about four octaves.

The first electric guitar was created by Georges Beauchamp and Adolf Rickenbecker in 1931. She had a metal case.

The first wooden electric guitar body was created independently by Leo Fender and Les Paul in the 1950s.

The first bass guitar was also developed by Leo Fender in the 50s of the last century.

Jimi Hendrix has been named the most influential guitarist of the 20th century by Rolling Stone magazine.

The well-known guitar brand Ibanez was named after the Spanish guitar luthier Salvator Ivanez. However, over time, the name was modified after successful start in the North American market.

Guitarist Brian May (Queen) prefers to play with a sixpence instead of a pick. The coin was no longer minted in the 70th year of the last century, however, especially for the world tour in 1993, the British Mint issued a series of sixpences for Brian.

According to legend, the intro to a Metallica song called "Nothing Else Matters" was invented by Hatfield while talking to his girlfriend on the phone. One hand was free, that's why the enumeration of open four strings appears in the introduction.

In Finland, there is an annual competition for masters of playing the fictitious guitar. "Musicians" simply "play" on supposedly invisible instruments.

Julio Iglesias was a promising football player, however, he got into a terrible car accident. Three years of paralysis (except for the hands) led Julio to the guitar. It was thanks to her that Iglesias became a famous musician.

The most expensive guitar in the world is the Fender Stratocaster, signed by 19 famous guitarists and sold at a charity auction for $2.8 million.

The most expensive production model to date is the Fender Midnight Opulence, which costs $90,000.

The smallest guitar is considered to be an instrument that was created by the craftsmen of Cornell University. The length of the tool is only 10 microns.

The smallest functioning electric guitar is considered to be Percision, which is 67.5 cm long.

The largest functioning electric guitar in the world is the guitar, which is 13 meters 26 centimeters long. The tool was made by employees of the Houston Academy of Sciences and Technology in 2001. The weight of the guitar is 1023 kilograms.

The most popular and most copied model among electric guitars was and remains the Fender Stratocaster.

By the way, the Stratocaster is depicted on the grave of Jimi Hendrix.

Briton Chris Black married his guitar in 1995. And again Fender Stratocaster.