Orville Gibson started making instruments in 1894 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Company founded in 1902 as Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Mfg. Co. Ltd. Invented archtop guitars using violin-like carved tops
Luthier is a French term for maker of string instruments. Craft divided into plucked/strummed and bowed instrument makers. Bowed instruments include cello, double bass, and various fiddles
Yamaha's FG series dates back to 1966 with FG180 and FG150 models. FG800 is the cheapest model in the series, not in entry-level category. Series has produced over 200 guitars since 1966
Picked Acoustic features Martin 00-21 with strumming and melodic modes. Strummed Acoustic 2 includes Martin 0-17 and Guild F-412 for strumming. Sketch Nylon offers nylon guitar with 14 articulations and MIDI pack. Heavyocity Scoring provides pre-recorded phrases with steel and nylon effects
Standard guitar strings are tuned E, A, D, G, B, E from thickest to thinnest. Each string is tuned a perfect fourth apart except for B (major third). This tuning provides balanced range for various musical genres
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