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The Gibson J-160E is one of the first acoustic-electric guitars produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation. The J-160E was Gibson's second attempt at creating an acoustic-electric guitar (the first being the small-body CF-100E [2]). The basic concept behind the guitar was to fit a single-pickup into a normal-size dreadnought acoustic guitar.
Hermann Hauser Sr. (28 December 1882 in Erding – 28 October 1952 in Reisbach) was a German luthier.He worked in Munich and later in the Bavarian Reisbach. Guitar models by Hermann Hauser Sr. included the Vienna Model and the Munich Model, the Terz-Guitar, the Prim-Guitar and the Fifth-Bass Guitar (Quintbass).
The classical guitar, also known as Spanish guitar, [1] is a member of the guitar family used in classical music and other styles. An acoustic wooden string instrument with strings made of gut or nylon , it is a precursor of the modern steel-string acoustic and electric guitars , both of which use metal strings .
This is a list of the 91 original (pre-war) Martin D-45s made by C.F. Martin & Co. between the years 1933 and 1942, generally recognized to be the most desired, and highly valued, acoustic guitars ever made; in American Guitars - An Illustrated History, author Tom Wheeler describes them as "among American guitar's irreplaceable treasures". [1]
This is a list of classical guitarists. Baroque (17th and 18th centuries) Name Born Country Antoine Carré ...
The company soon ventured into musical instrument production, producing primarily classical guitars and violins. By the 1960s they were producing guitars and parts for other brands including Vox, Greco, Ibanez , Yamaha, Aria, Norlin/Gibson, Univox, Westbury and Washburn as well as selling under their own Westone brand. [ 14 ]
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As the pickguard covered most of the top of the guitar, it limited the vibration of the top, thus limiting the sound of the guitar. The standard finish on the guitar was black, though a few models were natural or sunburst finish. The Everly Brothers Flattop was discontinued in 1972, but was reissued as the Gibson J-180 in the mid-1980s.