what is a stringed-instrument maker ?<\/strong>\u00a0Stringed-instrument makers make, repair and restore any\u00a0musical instrument that contains strings; from hurdy-gurdy to modern guitars. The stringed-instrument makers specialized in guitar dedicate themselves to plucked instruments that include acoustic, electro-acoustic or electric guitars, but also spinets or zithers. Whether electric or acoustic, the guitar is the object of constant\u00a0research in order to optimize the instrument while preserving the strong manufacture tradition.<\/p>\n French guitar-makers\u00a0have precious competencies and\u00a0know-how, and occupy a good place in the premium market. Every guitar is unique. Whether guitars are made in small series or as a single\u00a0copy, making a guitar is always the result of a meeting between the craftsman and the musician, and should be intimately related\u00a0to the musical repertory\u00a0and play of the latter.\u00a0The wood species used for the instrument determine\u00a0its\u00a0tone\u00a0colors. They\u00a0can be chosen for esthetic pruposes\u00a0but must\u00a0also respect specific\u00a0physical, mechanical or acoustic requirements\u00a0(elasticity, transmission of vibrations, hardness, …etc).<\/p>\n What services does the\u00a0Florian Thomas workshop offer to clients\u00a0?<\/strong>\u00a0Guitar manufacture only consitute a part of this activity. Florian Thomas workshop also make maintenance, repair and restoration of every type of guitars (classic \/ folk \/ electric \/ electro-acoustic …etc).<\/p>\n The Moors\u00a0brought the first guitars in Spain during the 5th century. the modern guitars appeared in that country following successive evolution. Although the guitar is related to the luth, these two instruments followed divergent evolution and belong to distinct families. The gittern was a popular instrument during the 14th century in Western Europe. It was a relatively small gut strung round-backed instrument, with 4 ropes, and usually\u00a0played with a quill plectrum. In their dictionnary of the musique in 1854, Escudier brothers explained that the origins of guitar\u00a0are unclear. It is generally thought that this instrument could be as old as the harp. It was brought by the Moors in spain\u00a0and\u00a0spreaded in Portugal and Italy. it was popular during the reign of Louis XIV but this period lasted only a short time. After a nenewal of the past\u00a0glory at the beginning of the 19th century in Northern Europe, thanks to several talented artists, guitar was\u00a0again abandoned and relegated as a domestic intrument by the piano. The low sound\u00a0volume of the guitar was indeed not recommended for its use during concerts.<\/p>\n The spanish instrument-maker\u00a0Antonio de Torres gave to the guitar in\u00a01874, the shape and dimensions of our actual modern guitars. During the 20th century, a wide\u00a0variety of guitars were created based on the model Torres. Christian Frederick Martin, a German guitar-maker who emigated\u00a0in United States in 1883, created a series of instruments that would constitue the first guitars “folk” \u00a0after the transition to metallic ropes at the start of the 20th century. In the same country, the company created by Orville Gibson\u00a0modified the guitar by giving them the convex shape of the violin, with the tailpiece seperated from the bridge.\u00a0The invention of electric guitars\u00a0in the 1930’s,\u00a0gave a new energy\u00a0in the use of this amazing family of instruments.<\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Florian Thomas is a young guitar-maker who is passionated by wood and music. Mr Thomas has an exceptional expertise in guitar-making and manages to reveal the uniqueness and singularity of every intrument he restaures or creates. Please, visit this article to discover this passionate professional …![\"Mr](\"http:\/\/www.atelierlf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/florian_luthier-179x300.jpg\" "\\"Mr")
History of the guitar:<\/h2>\n
Source: INMA \/ \u00ab Histoire et origine de la guitare \u00bb deguitaredomination.com\/ www.thomas-lutherie.fr<\/h6>\n
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