It talks about history! It describes the timeline! It talks about how the guitar is so useful today! Go ahead and enjoy learning!

1. By Gaurav Malhotra
Grade 6
Revolution of Guitar

2. Facts
• Les Paul injured his hand in a car accident and asked the
doctor to permanently put his hand in a guitar playing position.
• The smallest guitar in the world is 10 micrometres long.
• Guitar is one of the most played instruments after piano.
• In 1950 Leo Fender tested a guitar by keeping the guitar on two
chairs and trying to stand on the guitar.
• The most influential guitarist of al time was Jimmi Hendrix.
• The most valuable guitar is the ‘Eden of Coronet’ worth 2 million
dollars created by Aaron Shum.

3. Summary
Before After

4. Timeline

5. 1503 BCE
• This is the ultimate vintage guitar.
• It belongs to Harmose the famous
Egyptian singer.
• The instrument had three strings.
• It is still there in the Archaeological
Museum in Cairo.

6. 1420 BCE
• Archaeologists have found that the
Egyptians were already playing
instruments like guitar. This
information was found in the wall
paintings done by the Egyptians.

7. Early Pharaonic era
(3100-332 BCE)
• In the Pharaonic era the oud was
invented by the Lamech, the sixth
grandson of Adam.
• The oud is a pear shaped instrument
with 11-12 strings.
• The name oud is originated from
North Africa.
• It is a short necked instrument.

8. Around 3000 bce
• The lute was played from the
Medieval to the late Baroque eras.
• The lute was the most famous
instrument in the Renaissance.
• Vocals is accompanied by the Lute in
the Medieval.
• It is a long necked instrument.

9. 1859
• Antonio Torres Jurado invented the 6
string guitar in 1832.
• He increased the size of the body
and altered the parts.
• His design increased the volume and
tone.
• This is the Modern Acoustic guitars.

11. Bibliography
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27-08-16 11:32
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guitar/
27-08-16 12:09
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27-08-16 12:09
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27-08-16 1:13
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uk
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27-08-16 7:20

12. Bibliography
Website Date Time
https://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Lute#History_and_e
volution_of_the_lute
27-08-16 7:21
www.sellingantiques.co.
uk
27-08-16 7:49