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English guitar

English guitar (guiittar) with maple back and sides, The top is of spruce. The neck is of maple, with an ebony fingerboard with holes at the second, third, fourth, and fifth threats for fitting a capo. The neck is fitted with Preston tuning machines, in which string tension is adjusted lengthening and shortening a screw mechanism which is operated by the use of a key.

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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:321.322 Necked box lutes or necked guitars
  • Repository:International Anthony Burgess Foundation
  • Measurements:L 625; String length: 423