where did guitars originate from?

Question

im doing a project and i cant find the awnsers...... iv'e tried everything

Answer 1

Guitars are a stringed instrument in a long line of string instruments that began in the bronze age with harps and primitive lyre and lute like instruments, stringed with dried goat gut.

The modern incarnation of the guitar - a six stringed instrument with a soundhole, originated in 1779 with Gaetano Vinaccia (who also invented the mandolin.)

Answer 2

The guitar has a history of some 5000 years. It may have been in some other form, 3-strings, 4-strings, 6-strings, etc. Possible countries of origin are Egypt, Iran, Spain and even China.

The guitar made its long and ardrous journey from Central Asia to the Western World when the ancient Greeks and imperial Romans began to make contact with the world outside their borders. Ideas were exchanged, and one of these imports was the ancient ancestor of the guitar. Thus the guitar (in one form or another) began to be used throughout Europe, eventually becoming the well-loved musical instrument we have today.

The electric guitar is a relatively recent creation, being invented by Adolf Rickenbacker in 1931.

Answer 3

Instruments similar to what we know as the guitar have been popular for at least 5,000 years. The guitar appears to be derived from earlier instruments known in ancient central Asia as the cithara . Instruments very similar to the guitar appear in ancient carvings and statues recovered from the old Iranian capitol of Susa. The modern word, guitar, was adopted into English from Spanish, possibly from earlier Greek word kithara. Prospective sources for various names of musical instruments that guitar could be derived from appear to be a combination of two Indo-European roots: guit-, similar to Sanskrit sangeet meaning "music", and -tar a widely attested root meaning "chord" or "string".

The word guitar may also be a Persian loanword to Iberian Arabic. The word qitara is an Arabic name for various members of the lute family that preceded the Western guitar. The name guitar was introduced into Spanish when guitars were brought into Iberia by the Moors after the 10th century. (See related article).
The guitar player (c. 1672), by Johannes Vermeer
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The guitar player (c. 1672), by Johannes Vermeer

The Spanish vihuela appears to be an intermediate form between the ancestral guitar and the modern guitar, with lute-style tuning and a small, but guitar-like body. It is not clear whether this represents a transitional form or simply a design that combined features from the two families of instruments. In favor of the latter view, the reshaping of the vihuela into a guitar-like form can be seen as a strategy of differentiating the European lute visually from the Moorish oud. (See the article on the lute for further history.) The Ancient Iranian lute, called tar in Persian also is found in the word guitar. The tar is thousands of years old, and could be found in 2, 3, 5, and 6 string variations.

The earliest extant six string guitar was built in 1779 by Gaetano Vinaccia (1759 - after 1831) [1] [2] in Naples, Italy. The Vinaccia family of luthiers is known for developing the mandolin. This guitar has been examined and does not show tell-tale signs of modifications from a double-course guitar. [3]

The electric guitar was patented by George Beauchamp in 1936. Beauchamp co-founded Rickenbacher which used the horseshoe-magnet pickup. However, it was Danelectro that first produced electric guitars for the wider public. Danelectro also pioneered tube amp technology.

Answer 4

The guitar appears to be derived from earlier instruments known in ancient central Asia as the cithara .

Instruments very similar to the guitar appear in ancient carvings and statues recovered from the old Iranian capitol of Susa.

The modern word, guitar, was adopted into English from Spanish, possibly from earlier Greek word kithara.

Answer 5

I invented the first guitar. I also invented the Internet and the Ronco "Seal A Meal".
Next, I am going to invent a website where people can ask and answer questions.

Answer 6

the first stringed instrument was the lyre. all other string instruments evolved from it in one was or another. Guitars are from the cello family. the first "modern" guitar originated in Spain in the 19th century.

Answer 7

Well I could help you with that... just go to this site, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar and it will tell you about almost everything about guitars: History, parts, chords...

Well en.wikipedia.org could help you with some of your research work.

Answer 8

They came from Spain

Answer 9

Where Do Guitars Originate From

Answer 10

Lets see, i orignally got mine at the pawn shop in the early 70s or did i pawn it , or was it the 70s. Never mind!#%&^%^&@###