1. SCUOLA SECONDARIA “R. MOTTO”
THE GUITAR BY
VIOLA ANGELI
CAMILLA BAKER
GIULIO MORESCALCHI
ANNA PAOLI
SCUOLA SECONDARIA “R. MOTTO”
CLASSE I D

2. THE GUITAR The GUITAR is a strumming chordophone
musical instrument. It can be played with the fingertip, with the nails or a pick.
The sound is produced by the vibration
of six strings and amplified by the sound box.

3. ELEMENTS AND MATERIALS
THE GUITAR
ELEMENTS AND MATERIALS

4. THE GUITAR SOUND BOARD CEDAR from Canada
SPRUCE from Val di Fiemme Val Canale e German spruce
Seasoned soft woods (minimum 5 years) with high content of lignin: a polimer that gives wood's solidity

5. RIBS - BACK PLATE - BRIDGE
THE GUITAR
RIBS - BACK PLATE - BRIDGE
Multiple seasoned hardwood to warranty stability over time:
INDIAN ROSEWOOD (Madagascar)
EBONY
WALNUT
CHERRY WOOD
PEAR WOOD
FLAMED SPRUCE (East Europe)

6. THE GUITAR
NECK
CEDRELA WOOD
compact and stable

7. THE GUITAR NUT PLASTIC CARBON FIBER BONE Fossil mineral
Results from natural or synthetic petroleum
Fossil mineral

8. THE GUITAR
FRETS
19 Frets
STAINLESS STEEL

9. THE GUITAR HEAD Metal screw TUNING PEGS:
CYLINDRICAL ORGAN: plastic or carbon fiber
Metal screw
TUNING PEGS:
Plastic or carbon fiber key head
METAL CUBES AND SCREWS

10. THE GUITAR
FINGERBOARD
EBONY
ROSEWOOD

11. THE GUITAR STRINGS NYLON for high notes SOL-SI-MI STEEL or BRONZE
For low notes RE-LA-MI
Thermoplastic silky material
Stell: iron + carbon
Bronze: copper + tin

12. Pearlescent interior of mollusc shell Aquamarine and Turquoise
THE GUITAR
DECORATIVE ELEMENTS AND INLAY
MAPLE
ROSEWOOD
VIOLET WOOD
LEMONWOOD
MOTHER OF PEARL
ABALONE
PRECIOUS STONES
For shade and touch
of color
Pearlescent interior of mollusc shell
Aquamarine and Turquoise
Mineral stones

13. GLUE THE GUITAR ANIMAL GLUE SYNTHETIC-GLUE
An adhesive that is created by prolonged boiling of animal connective tissue (skins, bones, thendons and other tissues)
Solvent based adhesives are mixture of ingredients
(typically polymers) dissolved in a solvent
Polymer dispersion adhesives are milky-white dispersion
Often based on polyvinyl acetate
SYNTHETIC-GLUE

14. FOR SHINY, OPAQUE or SATINEZED
THE GUITAR
PAINTS
SHELLAC
A yellow resin secreted by KERRIA: the lac insect from Thailand and Assam forest.
FOR SHINY, OPAQUE or SATINEZED
FINISHING TOUCH

15. THE GUITAR
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