The classical guitar is sometimes called the "Spanish guitar" .
The traditional classical guitar is an acoustic (non-electric) instrument with six strings. These strings are plucked with the fingers (not with a pick).
The six strings consist of three high strings (treble strings) made of nylon, and three low strings (bass strings) made of metal thread wrapped around a flossy nylon filament core. Nylon strings were developed in the 1940s by Albert Augustine and Andres Segovia. Before that time, classical guitarists typically used gut strings for the trebles and metal wound over silk or gut for the basses. Since that time, carbon fibre and various composite materials have been used to make classical guitar strings, but nylon is still the most popular material.
The traditional classical guitar is an acoustic (non-electric) instrument with six strings. These strings are plucked with the fingers (not with a pick).
The six strings consist of three high strings (treble strings) made of nylon, and three low strings (bass strings) made of metal thread wrapped around a flossy nylon filament core. Nylon strings were developed in the 1940s by Albert Augustine and Andres Segovia. Before that time, classical guitarists typically used gut strings for the trebles and metal wound over silk or gut for the basses. Since that time, carbon fibre and various composite materials have been used to make classical guitar strings, but nylon is still the most popular material.