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An '''armónico''' is a [[guitar]]-like instrument. It is a hybrid between the [[Spanish guitar]] and the [[Cuba]]n [[tres]]. Formally known as [[trilina]], the armónico has seven strings, two of which form a doubled string. |
An '''armónico''' is a [[guitar]]-like instrument. It is a hybrid between the [[Spanish guitar]] and the [[Cuba]]n [[tres]]. Formally known as [[trilina]], the armónico has seven strings, two of which form a doubled string. |
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Counting from the lowest-pitched, the first three strings, E, A and D, are tuned an octave higher than the equivalent strings on a guitar with standard tuning. The fourth string, G, is doubled as well as also being an octave higher than on a guitar. The remaining two, B and E, are at the same pitch as a standard guitar. |
Counting from the lowest-pitched, the first three strings, E, A and D, are tuned an [[octave]] higher than the equivalent strings on a [[guitar]] with standard tuning. The fourth string, G, is doubled as well as also being an octave higher than on a guitar. The remaining two, B and E, are at the same pitch as a standard [[guitar]]. |
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It was played by the famous Cuban composer/performer [[Compay Segundo]] who liked it because it allowed him to exploit the possibilities of both the guitar and the tres. |
It was played by the famous [[Cuban]] composer/performer [[Compay Segundo]] who liked it because it allowed him to exploit the possibilities of both the [[guitar]] and the [[tres]]. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 08:26, 18 February 2008
An armónico is a guitar-like instrument. It is a hybrid between the Spanish guitar and the Cuban tres. Formally known as trilina, the armónico has seven strings, two of which form a doubled string.
Counting from the lowest-pitched, the first three strings, E, A and D, are tuned an octave higher than the equivalent strings on a guitar with standard tuning. The fourth string, G, is doubled as well as also being an octave higher than on a guitar. The remaining two, B and E, are at the same pitch as a standard guitar.
It was played by the famous Cuban composer/performer Compay Segundo who liked it because it allowed him to exploit the possibilities of both the guitar and the tres.