Guitar Tools & Constructions
A small device that fits in the palm of your hand and is designed to clamp down on all strings across the guitar fretboard.
Capo
What does P stand for?
Piano
What sentence can help you remember the tempo marks and their order?
LArge ADversarial ANts Marching ALong VIciously
Modernized guitar production, made it cheap and mass produced. Led to many the guitar becoming much more popular. Used Alder wood in his guitars.
Leo Fender
How many electors in the electoral college does a candidate need to become president of the US?
270
A gadget that allows you to rotate a tuning head more times with the same amount of effort as just using your hand.
Tuning Peg
What does FF stand for?
Fortissimo
What is the BPM range for each tempo mark?
20 BPM
Developed the X brace for acoustic guitars, and founded one of the longest running American businesses in history.
Martin
Who won the world series of baseball this year?
A pickup that places the electromagnets beside each other instead of on top to decrease feedback.
Humbucker
What does the M in MF or MP stand for? And what does that mean?
Mezzo, middle
What tempo mark is at 80-100 BPM and means a walking pace?
Moderato
Developed one of the first solid body electrics using a special pick-up that wouldn’t give off feedback when amplified.
Bigsby
How many guitars were sold in the US last year?
4 million
Where do you plug the instrument cable into the guitar?
Output Jack
What is the symbol that means to gradually get louder? What is the symbol?
Crescendo, <
What tempo mark is between 100-120 BPM and means moderate?
Moderato
Invented a hybrid electric guitar called “the log” and invented multi-track recording through special tape machines.
Les Paul
4th Thursday in November
What replaced the friction peg, and allowed for the addition of metal strings to the guitar?
What term means to gradually get softer AND what is the symbol?
Diminuendo, >
What is the tempo mark that means to slow down, AND what is the symbol?
ritardando, rit.
Gave birth to acoustic-electric guitars and founded “Ovation” guitar company.
Kaman
We celebrate Christmas in December (because Roman Pagans) but Jesus Christ was likely born in what month that is not December?