
Narciso Yepes, gave
his first concert with this
guitar in Berlín, 1964
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1960 - The Spanish luthier Jose
Ramirez III, dedicated much study
to the construction of guitars
with the purpose of solving the
physical acoustic problems of the
instrument and of extending his
sound, was contacted with Narciso
Yepes with which the idea
elaborated to him to add more
strings to the instrument. Yepes suggested to
Ramirez the aggregate of four
strings in the bass extension,
placed on an ample handle, entire
touched to have the possibility
of extending the range of sounds
with the left hand.
In 1964 it had his
origin the first modern ten
string guitar.
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