Guitar, Electric Archtop
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The Electric Archtop Guitar is a modification of the traditional acoustic archtop of the late 1930s. It was in the late 1940s that the archtops went electric. The electric archtop produces a warm, mellow sound blended with an electronic "edge." This guitar is popular with jazz musicians who have played it since it first appeared.
| Family |
| Strings |
| Pitch range |
| Over three octaves. |
| Material |
| Wood, with Steel Strings. |
| Size |
| About 3 ft 4 in-3 ft 6 in (1.02-1.07 m) long. |
| Origins |
| The electric archtop guitar was developed in the late 1930s. In the 1940s, it was further developed with the addition of a cutaway, pick-ups, and a selector switch. |
| Classification |
| Chordophone: an instrument that produces its sound by the vibration of strings. |
| And also... |
| The electric archlop guitar allows you to play single notes, solos, and melodies. This guitar paved the way for the development of the solid-body electric guitar. |
