Guitar, Classical
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The Classical Guitar is built according to a design that is about 150 years old. It is an acoustic guitar fitted with nylon strings that produce a soft, mellow sound. You can hear classical guitars in many styles of music, from Spanish, folk, and jazz, to orchestral concertos and classical solos.
| Family |
| Strings |
| Pitch range |
| About three octaves. |
| Material |
| A combination of different types of wood, with nylon strings. |
| Size |
| Up to approximately 3 ft 6 in (1 m) long. |
| Origins |
| The classical guitar developed from the medieval gittern and first appeared, in a smaller version of the form familiar to us today, in Spain and Italy during the 15th century. |
| Classification |
| Chordophone: an instrument that produces its sound by the vibration of strings. |
| And also... |
| The guitar is the most popular musical instrument in the world today. |
