| The
ten-string guitar is a laboratory of
sounds and colors refracted by the
instrument's unusual acoustical qualities. Such
guitar has its ten strings mounted on the
fingerboard, which allows the sound to
increase remerkably due to the
duplication of sounds and the harmonics
generated by the four additional strings.
The
width draws the finguers closer to the
fingerboard making the arch lower,
facilitating speed.
The
advantage is that the works originally
written for lute or ancient guitar can be
performed without any previous
trancription.
As
regards the contemporary music field,
this guitar offers a great number of
possibilities, since it counts with a
winder range of sounds and technical
resources.
|
 In
1981, Néstor Benito requested the
luthier José Yacopi - from
Argentina - to build the ten string
guitar he's currently using, with
the same characteristics as the one built
by Narciso Yepes.
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The
ten string guitar
