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Venetian guitar lyre-shaped guitar
View a demonstration to understand the physics behind the working of an electric guitar
electric guitar Eric Clapton playing a Fender Stratocaster American bluegrass musicians playing mandolin (left) and guitar (right). Features of a modern acoustic guitar.
For Students
guitar summary
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Young girl wearing a demin jacket playing the trumpet (child, musical instruments, Asian ethnicity)
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Gong. Closeup of a khong wong gong circle chime. Thai classical musical instrument, part of piphat ensemble. (percussion, music)
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A woman wearing a hanbok plays the traditional Korean musical instrument kayagum (gayageum).
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Venetian guitar
Guitar with mother-of-pearl inlays from Venice, 17th century.
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lyre-shaped guitar
A lyre-shaped guitar from the 1800s.
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electric guitar
An electric guitar.
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Eric Clapton playing a Fender Stratocaster
British blues rock musician Eric Clapton playing a Fender Stratocaster in London,...
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American bluegrass musicians playing mandolin (left) and guitar (right).
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Features of a modern acoustic guitar.
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