The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with either nylon or steel strings. Some modern guitars are made of polycarbonate materials. Guitars are made and repaired by luthiers. There are two primary families of guitars: acoustic and electric. Acoustic guitars (and similar instruments) with hollow bodies have been in use for over a thousand years. There are three main types of modern acoustic guitar: the classical guitar (nylon-string guitar), the steel-string acoustic guitar, and the archtop guitar. The tone of an acoustic guitar is produced by the vibration of the strings, which is amplified by the body of the guitar, which acts as a resonating chamber. The classical guitar is often played as a solo instrument using a comprehensive...

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Students majoring in this field: Lenka Filipová - Prague Conservatory; Lenka Filipová - Conservatoire de Paris - 1976 - 1976; 
Family: String instrument  Plucked string instrument  
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Variations: Bass guitar  Electric guitar  Seven-string guitar  Classical guitar  Fender Stratocaster  Contrabass guitar  Harp guitar  Acoustic guitar  Resonator guitar  Steel-string acoustic guitar  
Guest Performances: Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan; Mick Abrahams - This Was - Nine-string guitar/Lead vocalist; Pat Metheny - Day Trip; Sean Costello - We Can Get Together - Vocals/backing vocals; Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life; Pat Metheny - Watercolors; Alfredo Ricardo do Nascimento - Witchdoctor's Son; Pierre Dørge - Three; Kerry King - God Hates Us All; Rickard Sundén - Primo Victoria - backing vocals; 
Regular Performances: Claire Harding - Stranger Than Pretty; Rob Miller - Sweet Sunny South; Glenn Steadman - Din; Bart LoPiccolo - Din; Rob Crow - The Ladies - 2003; Damon Hennessey - The Wolves; Jon Crosby - VAST; Martin Barre - Jethro Tull - Dec 1968; Mick Abrahams - Jethro Tull - Vocals - Nov 1967 - Nov 1968; Sneaky Pete Kleinow - The Flying Burrito Brothers; 
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