Folk & Acoustic Musical Instrument Specialists


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CUATRO DE PUERTO RICO

   
Definition: Of the guitar family; found in South America and the West Indies. The Venezuelan Cuatro has 4 strings, looks like a ukelele. The Puerto Rican Cuatro has 10 strings and looks more like a Cuban Tres.

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GYPSY JAZZ GUITARS

> Acoustic Guitars> Gypsy Jazz Guitars
Made famous by Django Reinhardt, the Gypsy Jazz guitar is making a big comeback. Often referred to as Macaferri guitars, there are two styles: the big mouth with the D shape soundhole is commonly used for rhythm, while the lead is played on the guitar with the small oval soundhole. The Gypsy Jazz guitar began in the 1930s when c...read more
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