Baroque guitar

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The guitar player (c. 1672), by Johannes Vermeer
The guitar player (c. 1672), by Johannes Vermeer

The baroque guitar is a guitar from the baroque era (c1600-1750), an ancestor of the modern classical guitar. The term is also used for modern instruments made in the same style.

The instrument was smaller than a modern guitar, of lighter construction, and had gut strings. The frets were usually made of gut too, and tied on to the neck. A typical instrument had five courses , of which either four or five were double-strung making a total of nine or ten strings.

The conversion of all courses to single strings and the addition of a bass E-string occurred during the era of the early romantic guitar.

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