1、GUITAR,The Guitars,Different types of guitars,There are many types of guitars. But they can be divided into two broad categories, acoustic and electric. Acoustic guitars: Folk, Classical, Flamenco Electric guitars:,Electric guitar & Bass guitar,Acoustic Guitar,Acoustic-Folk Guitars,Compare,Folk Guit

2、ar,Classical Guitar,The fingerboard of folk guitar is longer. But classical guitars fingerboard is broader. The strings of folk guitar are steel, and the classical is nylon. The head of classical guitar is hollow. The body of the classical is smaller than folk guitar. Their tuning key is different.,

3、Ukulele,The instrument has long been associated with Hawaii, but its origins were actually in Portugal. In the late 1870s, Portuguese sailors brought a ukulele-type instrument to the Hawaiian Islands. The native Hawaiians were impressed when they saw the speedy and intricate finger-work of the man p

4、laying the stringed instrument They dubbed it a “ukulele,” which means “jumping flea” . In only a decade, it became Hawaiis most popular instrument.,Structure of Guitar,Fret 品絲 Top 面板 Side 側(cè)板 Neck 琴頸 Body 琴體 Back 背板 Head 琴頭 Bridge 琴橋 Maker 泛音點 Headstock 琴頭 Sound Hole 音孔 Pick Guard 護板 Tuning Key 旋鈕 F

5、inger Board 指板,About Wood of Guitar,In General soundboard: Usually, for the soundboards, soft coniferous(松柏科) woods are in use. The traditional, European material is German spruce (云杉). Except in the USA, almost every instrument made before 1960 will be fitted with a German spruce top. It provides a

6、 warm timbre,Backs and Sides: Backs and sides are made from firm to very hard woods. Because they need keep the shape of the guitar. Usually we use rosewood(玫瑰木) ,maple(楓木) etc. These have already gained a certain popularity on steel-string guitars.,Fingerboard: The most important property for a fin

7、ger-board is its mechanical resistance. For this reason, only very hard woods should be used. Such as black ebony(烏木)，rosewood (玫瑰木). The black ebony is very expensive, so it is usually for high quality instrument.,Neck: For the necks, woods with a medium density are preferred. The most important fa

8、ctors are stiffness and a high resistance to warping. For a long period, American cedar(雪松) and several kinds of mahogany(桃花心木) have proved their suitability.,Electric Guitar,銳普PPT論壇chinakui轉(zhuǎn)載：,Bass Guitar,Compare,Electric Guitar,Bass Guitar,The fingerboard of bass guitar is longer than electric guitars. Electric guitar has six stings and bass guitar has only four strings. Normally, the bass guitar is heaver than electric guitar.,Some Tools Pick,Some Tools Capo,It used on the neck of a the guitar pressing all string