10 Facts about the "Spanish Classical Guitar"
- It has nylon strings which produce it's mellow tone.
- They are primarily used in "flamenco music".
- They are louder then acoustic guitars
- It was developed as a modern classical guitar in the late 19th century in Spain.
- It is in the Guitar family
- It is a plucked string instrument
- It is also known as the Flamenco Guitar
- A standard scale length averages to about 26 inches
- It consists of these parts: headstock, neck, body, turning pegs, nut, fretwire, fret, table, soundhole, strings, saddle
- The strings are typically made of gut or nylon