![]() The laouto's eight strings are paired, tuned an octave apart (much like a Western steel guitar). The strings of the laouto were traditionally of gut, although the modern laouto has steel (or steel wound nylon) strings similar to those of the bouzouki. The intervals of the frets may be more frequent than that of a guitar to permit the playing of maqams as found in the music of Byzantium. Up to 9 wooden frets, mounted on the soundboard, are fixed. The 11 frets of the neck are removable (and can be re-positioned for differing intervals) and made of nylon (resembling the gut/nylon frets of the lute). This is a practice consonant with the construction of other (round-backed) lutes. The soundboard is often made of spruce or cedar wood, while the body is usually made of a harder wood such as maple or walnut. In this respect and because the use of movable frets, the laouto more closely resembles the lute, while sounding more like the oud. The laouto also tends to have only one sound hole (sometimes two) whereas the oud family tend to have three. Unlike the oud and other short-necked lutes, the laouto has a higher string tension due to its longer neck and hence brighter in tone than the oud. It is played in most respects like the oud (plucked with a long plectrum). 1950-1980 – Expansion of electric guitar in music industry with the exploits of musicians such as Chuck Berry, Jimmy Page, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, expansion of FM radio stations and music festivals (Woodstock in 1969).The laouto (Greek: λαούτο) is a long-neck fretted instrument of the lute family, found in Greece, and similar in appearance to the oud.1954 – First Stratocaster electric guitar.Fender made first electric guitar that did not use acoustic guitar shape. 1949 – BB King revolutionized the way electric guitar was used with his inventive playing style.1940 – Physics professor Sidney Wilson manages to create first fully electric guitar.1936 – First electric Gibson guitar – ES-150.1931 – Discovery of first electrically amplified guitar.1900s – Guitars become very popular instrument all across the world. ![]() Majority of acoustic guitars of today are following his designs.
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