baroque guitar (Baroque gut string guitar)

~ String instrument

Description

Predecessor of the modern classical guitar, it had gut strings and even gut frets. First described in 1555, it surpassed the Renaissance lute's popularity.

Relationships

used in:baroque
subtypes:chitarra battente (Italian strumming 17th century guitar)
octavilla (Spanish melody & strumming guitar)
type of:guitar family (DO NOT USE)
derivations:classical guitar (Modern acoustic gut/nylon string guitar)
derived from:vihuela (Spanish string instrument.)
picture:https://static.metabrainz.org/irombook/baroque_guitar/baroque_guitar.png [info]
Wikidata:Q748119 [info]
other databases:https://saisaibatake.ame-zaiku.com/gakki/guitar/baroque_guitar.html [info]