A seven-string Russian guitar | |
String instrument | |
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Classification | Plucked string instrument |
Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 321.321 (Composite chordophone) |
Playing range | |
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Related instruments | |
classical guitar, 6 string guitar |
The Russian guitar (sometimes referred to as a "Gypsy guitar") is an acoustic seven-string guitar that was developed in Russia toward the end of the 18th century: it shares most of its organological features with the Spanish guitar, although some historians insist on English guitar descent.[1] It is known in Russian as the semistrunnaya gitara (семиструнная гитара), or affectionately as the semistrunka (семиструнка), which translates to "seven-stringer". These guitars are most commonly tuned to an open G chord as follows: D2 G2 B2 D3 G3 B3 D4. In classical literature, the lowest string (D) occasionally is tuned down to the C.
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