By Patti Lamb

You see guitars being played everywhere, everyday. You hear it on the radio, you see them in the parks, you might even have friends that come over and jam on them. An acoustic guitar works a bit different than an electric guitar. To begin to understand how a guitar works we’ll start with the one that’s been along longer-the acoustic guitar.

The acoustic guitar is a favorite for kids and adults to pick up to learn to play. It is popular for a lot of reasons. It’s a good accompaniment, it can be played solo so you don’t have to have anyone else around, and it goes along with today’s music. And when you think today’s music, guitar can go along with any of today’s music. It is popular with rock, pop, easy listening, classical, country, flamenco and just about any other type of music you can think of.

The acoustic guitar has been around for hundreds of years. It is known to date back at least to the 1500’s but the guitar back then is just a bit different than the guitar we play today. Of course with the addition of a little thing called electricity there is a whole different side of the sound of guitar.Speaking of which how does a guitar make its music? What do all the parts do to make it sound the way that it sounds? These are questions Continue Reading...