Guitar
device · 1500 · Early modern era
A plucked string instrument.
What it is made of
- Strings — has part. Six strings.
- Wooden soundboard — has part. The top plate of the body amplifies the sound.
- Fretted guitar neck — has part. Frets set the pitch of the notes.
- Guitar tuning pegs — has part. Tensioning and tuning the strings.
Principles and materials it uses
- String vibration — uses. Strings.
- Wood — is made of. The body of a guitar is wooden.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Electric guitar — evolved into. Electrification.
- Harp — evolved from. Plucked instruments.