History
Oldest known predecessor of the guitar
Oud
Most familiar type of guitar
Acoustic
Flat board from nut to sound hole, contains frets
Fretboard
Phrase to name the strings
Eddie Ate Dynamite, Good Bye Eddie.
First stringed instrument to resemble silhouette shape of modern guitar
Vihuela
Symmetrical body purpose
Even sound distribution
Contains tuning pegs, capstans
Headstock
Used to tune guitar
Tuner
Country: first modern 6-string guitar
Spain
Cutaway purpose
Access upper frets
Host of the saddle and endpins
Bridge
440
Country: Standard Tuning EADGBE
Europe
Asymmetrical headstock purpose
String alignment
Horizontal pitch markers on neck
Frets
Fret typically used when tuning by ear
5th fret
Names: First patent for electric guitar
George Beauchamp/Adolph Rickenbacker
Steel string vs Nylon String
Steel: bright, crisp
Nylon: mellow, warm
Upper/lower parts of the body
Bouts
3 steps to keeping your guitar in tune longer
1. Change strings often
2. Stretch your guitar strings
3. Take care of your guitar