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Il termine steel guitar (letteralmente "chitarra d'acciaio") indica in inglese un tipo di strumenti cordofoni, della famiglia dei liuti. Le chitarre steel sono affini alla chitarra standard, ma vengono suonate attraverso l'uso di un accessorio detto steelbar o tonebar , tradizionalmente costruito con l'acciaio, da cui il termine, che ...
- Pedal steel guitar
La pedal steel guitar (o, semplicemente, pedal steel) è un...
- Lap steel guitar
La lap steel guitar (chiamata anche semplicemente lap steel,...
- Pedal steel guitar
A steel guitar (Hawaiian: kīkākila) is any guitar played while moving a steel bar or similar hard object against plucked strings. The bar itself is called a "steel" and is the source of the name "steel guitar".
- 1890
- Hawaiian guitar, lap steel, pedal steel, console steel, kīkākila, Dobro
- (Composite chordophone)
The lap steel guitar, also known as a Hawaiian guitar, is a type of steel guitar without pedals that is typically played with the instrument in a horizontal position across the performer's lap. Unlike the usual manner of playing a traditional acoustic guitar, in which the performer's fingertips press the strings against frets, the ...
- 1885
- (Composite chordophone)
- Hawaiian guitar, lap steel, console steel, kīkākila, Dobro
The pedal steel guitar is a console -type of steel guitar with pedals and knee levers that change the pitch of certain strings to enable playing more varied and complex music than other steel guitar designs. Like all steel guitars, it can play unlimited glissandi (sliding notes) and deep vibrati —characteristics it shares with the human voice.
The steel-string acoustic guitar is a modern form of guitar that descends from the gut-strung Romantic guitar, but is strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound. Like the modern classical guitar, it is often referred to simply as an acoustic guitar, or sometimes as a folk guitar.
