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"The Guitar Player" by V.A. Tropinin (1823) The Russian guitar or gypsy guitar is a seven-string acoustic guitar tuned to the open G tuning (DGBDGBD), [5] which arrived or was developed early in the 19th century in Russia, possibly as a development of the cittern, the kobza and the torban.
The Russian Guitar by Ivan Krasnoshchekov. Construction of the Russian is very similar to that of the western 6-string guitar except for the additional string. The same basic components are present: headstock; nut; tuners; neck; fingerboard; frets; inlays; truss rod (in modern instruments); heel; body; bridge & bridge saddle; soundboard (top); sound hole and rosette; back; sides; strings.
Easy Street Records. Easy Street Records is an independent record store located in Seattle, Washington.Easy Street opened its store in West Seattle in 1988, and later added a cafe/bar, which serves coffee, breakfast, lunch, beer, wine, and cocktails.
While the invention of the seven-string guitar has sometimes been attributed to Russian guitarist and composer Andrei Sychra, guitar historian Matanya Ophee has found evidence that seven-string classical guitars may have already existed in Europe in the late 18th century, when Sychra was just beginning his career. [1] A seven-string Russian guitar
However, guitar is not a traditional Polynesian instrument; it was introduced to Hawaii by vaqueros hired by King Kamehameha III to assist with the nascent Hawaiian ranching industry in the mid 19th century. The seven-string Russian guitar uses the open-G tuning D–G–B–D–G–B–D.
Alexander Yakovlevich Rosenbaum PAR (Russian: Александр Яковлевич Розенбаум, Aleksandr Jakovlevič Rozenbaum) (born September 13, 1951) is a Russian bard from Saint Petersburg. [1] [2] Among his most famous songs are the ones about Leningrad, the Soviet–Afghan War, Cossacks, and Odessa.
Sergei Dmitrievich Orekhov (sometimes spelled: Sergey Dmitryevich Orehov, (Russian: Сергей Дмитриевич Орехов; 1935–1998 [1]) was a Russian classical guitarist. A virtuoso on both the six- and seven-string guitars, Orekhov was among the most prominent performers and arrangers in the seven-string Russian guitar tradition.
Also, for a 6-string guitar, drop A tuning is achieved by tuning all strings down a 4th with the lowest string tuned 1 additional step down as follows A1-E2-A2-D3-F#3-B3. This is a "drop 1" tuning in the key of B (i.e. tune the whole guitar down a perfect fourth from standard tuning , then tune the 6th string a whole step down).