clavitar - when is ia guitar not a guitar? When it has keys!

3-04 — elektor march 1980 clavitar • when is a guitar not a guitar? when it has keys! K. Grasruck A guitar has six strings — normally speaking. Each string is tuned to a. specific note which can be considered as the "basic note" for that particular string. When playing it, the fingers of one hand press one or more of the strings down onto the "frets" along the neck of the guitar. This reduces the effective length of the string, so that it produces a higher note when it is struck. Guitars are con- structed in such a way that each success- ive fret corresponds to a half-note increase. By depressing several strings at once it is possible to play complete chords. There are a large number of standard chords for guitars, each with its own characteristic finger positions. No strings attached Now for something completely differ- ent. Instead of pushing down (or "stop- ping") the strings at the right places," push down on keys! Each key can be arranged to correspond to a specific not...