Collecting Musical Instruments Simply Fascinating

Collecting musical instruments is considered a very interesting activity connected with the history and culture of the peoples of the world.

Musical instruments are divided into 6 categories:

1. string;

2. The wind;

3. reed;

4. percussion;

5. keyboards;

6. Electromusical.

And all categories of musical instruments are divided into subgroups:

1. Tape strings.

The source of sound of this group are strings. And the sound is carried out by the fact that the strings are tampered with fingers. Many plucked instruments are called lutes and have a resonating body and neck. But the instruments of the pinch groups of the zither differ from the fact that the strings are attached to the body itself and do not have a neck.

To string musical musical instruments are: guitar, dombra, balalaika, etc.

The guitar is considered the most popular six-stringed plucking tool in the whole world. Also, experiments were conducted to add strings to them, 10 string and 15 string strings were created, but such instruments were not distributed. Apply the guitar as an accompaniment, solo or ensemble performance in many musical styles such as: rock, country, blues, etc. The electric guitar was invented in the 20th century and had a strong influence on the culture.

People who play these instruments are called guitarists. And those who repair and manufacture such products are called guitar masters.

String instruments, according to historical data, were invented in the 2nd millennium BC.

Of course, collecting musical instruments involves picking up the first guitars that were released from an exhaled pumpkin or from a tortoise shell, and many simply made from a single piece of wood. From the 3-4 century in China there are tools such as Yuan and Yueqin, the body of these instruments was assembled from the lower and upper deck. Later in Europe, its Mauritanian and Latin species appear. After that, in the 15th Century, the musical instrument of Viuel appeared, he also had a great influence on the creation of the guitar.

The usual simple look is made of plywood, and the case of expensive products is made of mahogany or rosewood, and many use maple. Guitars are usually made of beech or mahogany and other natural materials.

Such musical instruments also have a number of characteristics, according to which they are made:

1. method of amplification of sound;

2. The design of the case;

3. The range;

4. the presence of frets;

5. Place of origin;

6. genre of music ;

7. the role of the performed work;

8. The number of strings.

The sound of the guitar itself is very quiet, so there are two basic concepts of sound amplification. The first of these is called acoustic and the second is electronic. The electronic sound is that in this case different electronic amplifiers for sound are used, which take electronic signals from the guitar and amplify them. In an acoustic instrument, sound is compared to a human voice. And there is another class of guitars, which is called electro-acoustic or mixed. It can be connected to an amplifier and can be used as a simple acoustic view.

Also, there was a unique "midi" - a guitar, it has not yet been attached to any of the above music genres. It is also called Electro-exotica. The possibilities that this tool opens are almost limitless. By forms it resembles an electric guitar, and according to the way of playing - an ordinary six-string.

Playing the guitar is performed with two hands, one hand is on the fretboard, takes chords, the other touches the strings on the drum of the product. The instrument is held by the musicians in front of them, resting it on the knee so that the neck is raised to the top by 45 degrees. Another way to play the guitar is with a shoulder strap over the shoulder. There are also such musicians who are accustomed to playing the instrument with their left hand, for this they turn the guitar upside down on the right side.