Comments on: On Guitars and Women

By: Alba

Alba — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:16:33 +0000

Hi!. Thanks a bunch for the info. I’ve been digging around for info, but there is so much out there. Yahoo lead me here – good for you i suppose! Keep up the good work. I will be coming back over here in a couple of days to see if there is updated posts.

By: stockyturtle

stockyturtle — Tue, 26 May 2009 00:57:55 +0000

Fantastic. I already have a crush on your guitar…

By: Niko

Niko — Mon, 25 May 2009 15:58:52 +0000

I guess the lower curve of the guitar is bigger so that one can lie it on the lap perfectly balanced.

In my case, as a hopeless romantic, I have named my guitar Jiawen, as my secretly loved neighbour. They both have endless eyes, dark hair, a come from china.

By: theclectic

theclectic — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:34:08 +0000

You go through six decades of life wondering what is it that attracts one to the guitar,and acoustics is only one part of it . I always loved the sound of the guitar playing, from the classicists like Carlos Montoya to the “Shadows” ( from the 60’s to the 80’s) and the Ventures which gave us many hits.
Frankly I have always wondered why it felt so sensual holding it while strumming it. The visual and the kinesthetic appeal of the shape of the acoustic guitar has been one of the integral parts escaped me all along.
Still I wonder if I would have enjoyed the Guitar any less.

By: lithe

lithe — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:11:26 +0000

davidjcarney: I haven’t seen the flick, but you’ve definitely got me interested!

By: davidjcarney

davidjcarney — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:19:15 +0000

Check out the movie, “The Red Violin.” A violin maker’s wife dies in childbirth, and he uses an unusual technique to finish a violin that he builds to remember her. The Red Violin passes through the hands of many owners over several centuries. None of it’s owners are aware of why it produces such a haunting sonority until…well, watch the movie.

I once chatted with a female luthier in Birmingham, AL who said that in the shape of guitars and violins she saw a moon in the upper curves and the planet it orbited in the lower curves. While I’ve heard male musicians make that guitar-female anatomy comparison, I wonder what female guitaristas would say.

Originally, the shape of early guitars was an attempt to improve on the acoustics of the lute, especially in the upper register notes. In the acoustic realm, nobody has dramatically improved on that shape to this day.

By: lithe

lithe — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:39:24 +0000

pistolpete: I’m telling you, guitars and women have a lot in common. Now that you’re on the lookout you’ll start to realize it too. Both great vices to have though…

By: lithe

lithe — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:18:29 +0000

Chris: Seems like a good question to me. Bo Diddly played a square guitar, Hamer produces “skewed” electrics with sharp angles, and then there’s the famous “flying v” guitar with not a curve in sight. It would make an interesting study–to see how a guitarist’s personality and music is reflected in the shape of his guitar. Definitely food for thought.

But the fact that each of these shapes is the exception rather than the rule is definitely saying something. Thanks for the comments…

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:01:52 +0000

Haha, interesting. I don’t know how much I buy into Freudian subconscious imagery, but I enjoyed this nonetheless.

What would one say about electric guitars that are growing distinctly away from the imagery of the classic, acoustic guitar?

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