| The acoustic guitar is one of the most | | | | the body (sound hole). At this point, the |
| popular musical instruments in the world and | | | | sound mixes with the sound produced by the |
| it is actually a guitar that uses only | | | | front face, resulting in a complex mixture of |
| acoustic methods to project the sound | | | | harmonics that give acoustic guitars their |
| produced by the vibration of the strings. | | | | distinctive sound. |
| Because the strings displace a rather small | | | | |
| amount of air there is need for amplifiers so | | | | One of the most popular styles of these |
| that the air can be heard. The amplifiers are | | | | musical instruments is the Dreadnought, which |
| the sound board and a resonant cavity, also | | | | represents a big instrument with a full |
| called the sound box. The body of the | | | | sound, a lot like a bass guitar. The |
| acoustic guitars are hollow and the vibrating | | | | dreadnought guitars are created to accompany |
| strings move the sound board through the | | | | singers and fit into a wide range of musical |
| bridge and move it back and forth with every | | | | idioms. If you are an average player, this is |
| cycle of the string's vibration. If the sound | | | | definitely the right guitar for you. |
| board weighs less the sound is louder. | | | | |
| However, there are limitations to how thin | | | | 12 String Dreadnought - a type of acoustic |
| the sound board can be made so that the | | | | guitar that has 12 strings, which work in |
| guitars won't break. | | | | pairs tuned to the same notes. The first and |
| | | | second pairs are tuned to the same pitch and |
| These musical instruments have braces inside | | | | the rest are tuned to the same notes one |
| that provide strength and resistance. As the | | | | octave apart. Thus, has a 12 string has a |
| sound board has a large surface area it | | | | richer timbre, while the notes and chord |
| naturally displaces a bigger volume of air, | | | | shapes are the same as the standard |
| thus producing louder sounds than the strings | | | | six-string. However, the additional string |
| alone and its vibrations produce sound waves | | | | tension makes these musical instruments |
| from both back and front faces. The sound box | | | | somewhat less than ideal for beginners. |
| of these musical instruments provides support | | | | |
| for the sound board and also a resonant | | | | Cutaway Dreadnought - is another style of |
| cavity and reflector for the sound waves that | | | | dreadnought guitar, which has a cutaway that |
| are produced within the back face of the | | | | allows access to the highest register. Not |
| sound board. The acoustic guitars' back | | | | everyone appreciate these types of guitars, |
| vibrates too (but to a lesser extent) and is | | | | but the truth is that anyone who wants to |
| also driven by the air in the cavity. In the | | | | play those frets needs to be able to reach |
| end, the sound is pushed through a hole into | | | | them. |