Forgotten Guitars of History - The 19th Century: The Peak of Innovation - The First Guitar Part 2
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- Forgotten Guitars of History
The First Guitar - The Birth of the Six-String guitar Part 2
Presented and performed by: Polivios
Following the previous video - The First Guitar - we continue the development the six-string guitar through the period known as its golden age and the incredible innovations and developments that took place throughout the 19th century.
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In 1996, while on a driving tour of Europe, I finished up in London. Visiting the Victoria and Albert Museum I made a beeline to the guitar exhibits, being obsessed with Flamenco at the time. I saw "A lovely very small guitar by José Pages of Cádiz, 1798, with that antique wide waisted shape." My wife had to drag me away. So many experiments in design, so many beautiful instruments. This video has brought it all back to me. If you ever get to London....
the neck joint at 8:00 is very common in russian guitars made since 19th century. in fact, it's the most common joint. i think portability was not the main priority. it's easier to make than a glue joint, it lets the whole soundboard vibrate and it's adjustable. in russia we have "true" winter which makes us heat our houses for six months every year. the air becomes very dry and wooden musical instruments react accordingly, so the ability to adjust the neck angle with a turn of the screw is very welcome.
If you look in the Russian guitar portal, it's interesting to see many kept the Viennese-style bolt neck going through the Soviet period even, and it looks like modern makers are doing it too.
Indeed. And the 7-string Russian guitar is an outstanding tradition...certainly the topic for a video unto itself.
@@PoliviosMusic Please do it
I didn't know there was adjustable neck before the truss rod. This is amazing!
Such a great document for our love instrument! Highly impressed by the quality & the playing 😉!
Forget the guitar. Who is this guy? He must be playing day and night to maintain his high level of playing? WOW!
4:01 lovely
Very entertaining, well played and presented! The guitars sound way better than expected. Shortly, I heard the guitar from Stradivari, also very good sounding. It always amazes me how capable the builders of the past were ...
I'm amazed! I thought Fender invented the one sided head stock for machine heads, the upside down version was probably a 1980s super strat idea for hard rock, and the sloping neck end of the fret board I thought was an ovation thing, and Ive got history of the guitar books and seen documentaries but some how I must have missed a lot, so thanks to this video I've been put right.
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This video was absolutely amazing!
Thank you
Then came Yuri Landman and he built everything combined!
EXCELLENT!!!BRAVO!!!!!THANKS!!!
I am so grateful for this brief history of the Forgotten guitar. It brings to life what I have been reading in books and in the Guild of American Lutherie . Thanks so much.
Glad to hear that! Thank you.
Musc history is one of my favorite topics to research. Fantastic video, playing and instrument collection.
6:11 - This one is my favorite. I love the design. I would buy it today if they were available.
Good choice. That is a Wappen guitar built by Ludwig Reisinger. An incredible instrument. Also a personal favourite. One can just soar upto the highest register with ease. Like a cutaway. They should be more popular. It also has a detachable neck/adjustable action, bolt system.
@@PoliviosMusic It's gorgeous. I'd love to have one of those or a replica of one. It's an excellent design, a piece of art.
That was quite interesting, thanks…:)
Masterfully executed. A top guitar video on TH-cam...or anywhere really! Thank you.
Adjustable angle necks - I wish these were the norm today!
Yes, it seems even a better design than using truss rod adjustment.
@@chaselee86 Well, truss rods serve different purpose: adjusting neck curvature. Neck angle is a different adjustment and having both is often necessary
Absolutely fascinating.
Outstanding teaching video🤗🤗🌹
What a fine video. Thanks.
The Best things about guitars is their versatility. Not only can they be used to smash someone over the head in a bar room brawl or horror movie, you can indeed fire arrows with a guitar. If you use hammers on your guitar you can make a guitar sound like a piano... being hit by hammer..! Also the strings can easily garrotte a guitarist or pianist - the choice is yours... It's a no brainer!
Wow! So informative. I had no idea auch guitars existed.
Very very interesting video, so many facts about the guitar that i didn't know . Thanks
Stunning presentation and performance! Awesome video!
An absolutely riveting video… Seeing all the beautiful guitars, along with your remarkable playing, was very enjoyable.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Super interesting video and excellent production ! Thanks for sharing!
Great video! Super interesting. Thank you so much. Learned a lot. Really enjoyed your playing as well.
Thank you. Much appreciated.
Excellent lecture and demonstration! Bravo 👏Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for the comment. Glad you enjoyed it!
veronica lake wants her hair back. i’ll stick with my paul beuscher student guitar. thanks for the video.
That was mean and his hair only vaguely looks like hers, but I still found it a hilarious reference; good show, ya big meanie! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Lol
Incredible and informative video. Impeccable delivery! Thank you.
44 mm nutwidth is normal for steelstring guitars
I would have thought that 1954 to the early 2000s was the golden age.
I would say for the electric guitar it was but not the acoustic.
Gibson solid Guitar called "Fire-bird" and "Reverse Fire-bird" used the 6 in a row but each key was interchangeable in case of damage. The Flying V headstock must be an "Original" or is there nothing new under the sun?
Very interesting ! Something important is still missing: What guitar strings are made of ? Hoses ? Metal ? etc ...
Thank you. The issue of strings was addressed in Part 1: th-cam.com/video/AoSQEYFHPRM/w-d-xo.html
Generally gut was most commonly used.
You annunciate words the way you articulate notes. Very well
Excellent video,...What is the composition 0:50 ..? It sounds very attractive and pleasing...And p.s. Where did you find all those guitars, are they museum pieces or custom builds..??? :)
What tools or software do you recommend for editing videos like this?
I've been enjoying your series on The First Guitar. But, I've seen many photos of Segovia, and in none of them does he look like the image you used at 13:01 in your video. Specifically, Segovia had a square hairline at the top of his forehead, he had a distinctive wide bridge and triangular nose, full lips, and short nails on his fretting hand. The photo you've used is of a person lacking those distinctive features. I also have a book by Vladimir Bobri published in 1972 called "The Segovia Technique" which has a number of closeups of Segovia and his hands. I've never seen a photo of him with a cigarette. There are many photos of the Classical Guitarist at different ages in his life on the Internet, and they are consistent, and quite different from the image you used. About the only thing similar are the round lens glasses.
I did a Google Image Search of the photo you used, and found it online. It may well be of a person named "Andres Segovia," but I don't think it's of the famous Classical Guitarist it's intended to depict.
I understand. It is a rarer photograph of a younger Segovia. Nonetheless it is undoubtedly the photograph of the classical guitarist Andres Segovia from the famous portrait photographer Florence Vandamm. Segovia smoked his whole life. He, moved on to the pipe later, which is seen in a great number of photos.
@@PoliviosMusic If you do an image search on Google for "Andres Segovia with a guitar" it will display a number of images of Segovia that look to be about the same age of the person in the image you used, and the don't look similar. Authentic photos of the 35 year old Segovia and 85 year old Segovia look nearly identical, except for the white thinning hair of old age. Just saying. 🤷
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6:32 - WHAT IS THIS
0:12 It’s Not A 10 String Guitar, It’s A 6 String Guitar w/ 4 Diapason Strings
Standard Guitar = 7 Strings
B E A D G B E
E A D E G B E
8 String Guitar = F# B E A D G B E
9 String Guitar = C#, F#. B E A D G B E
10 String Guitar = G#, C#, F#. B E A D G B E
11 String Guitar = D#, G#, C#, F#. B E A D G B E
5:11 A Harp Guitar Would Have Both The Treble & Bass Strings That Are Only Played In A Singular Note
5:43 A Contraguitar Is A Piccolo Guitar Bass, It’s Tuned A Full Octave Below A Guitar
I’m thinking, before I even see it, this one of those fake history stories. Fact is guitar was inspired by someone who visited India and saw a sitar.
The topic here is guitars from the Western European tradition. Specifically from the late 18th century onwards. In fact the original title is highly specific - "The birth of the six-string guitar".
I actually studied classical music in India, first Hindustani, but really am smitten with the Carnatic tradition, which I have focused on. Not sure what connection you mean with the Sitar and guitar? Yes they both have strings and are plucked. But then again pretty much all cultures have a plucked, or bowed string instrument of some kind.
One big fallacy propagated all over (especially the internet) is the Oud to Guitar connection. Lute yes. But the guitar certainly has something of a different origin. There are very specific details involved. If it only it were so easy....just to trace it all back to some Ur-instrument of a single culture, but it is actually rather nebulous, with many twists and turns, that cause confusion and complication, but so it is for all of history.
When it comes to cross-cultural connections encompassing large expanses of time, I find greater success is achieved by looking at musical systems as opposed to single instruments.
That having been said, no doubt, a lot has come from the East, we do know that the ancient Greeks had a connection with India. More specifically, for example Pythagoras visited India, and we can with absolute certainty connect the origins of the Western Eurpoean Musical system with the Ancient Greeks and Pythagoras as a leading mind of age.
@@PoliviosMusic Well-written and informative response. I respect your perfectionism.