The guitar is one of the oldest musical instruments. These magnificent products, which are very common today, are among the first musical instruments that come to mind when mentioned. The guitar, which has almost a variety in all music groups, is a musical instrument with a wide area for different forms and purposes. On the other hand, handmade guitars are guitars made by luthiers, where the choice of wood, color, size, and pitch is according to the musician’s preferences. Generally, professional musicians who have integrated the guitar into their daily life prefer handmade guitars. Moreover, people who like to play the guitar and see it as a hobby also want to have their musical instruments.
There are also many luthiers in Turkey. These people, who turn guitar making into art and play the guitar, produce personalized guitars by blending them with your wishes and technical knowledge. For example, luthier Sedat Üstüntürk‘s handmade guitars, which he made into instruments by processing trees, attract the attention of artists from many countries. It has made a name for itself with its handmade quality guitars made by processing trees such as spruce, sycamore, and mahogany.
Types of Handmade Guitars
Depending on the preference of the musician and luthier, all types of guitars can also produce handmade. The advantage of handmade guitars is that they are personal. In addition, with the contributions of luthiers, they turn into unique art series.
Classical Guitar
The classical guitar can define as the ancestor of all guitar genres. In the middle of the body of the guitar is a round cavity called the soundhole. When the guitar strings vibrate, the air inside the body vibrates and comes out as sound through this round space, which is the only outlet. In the classical guitar, three thick strings are steel wound on silk. The other three fine wires are nylon. We usually play with fingers. In classical guitar, the task of the right hand is more. It is one of the most preferred guitars worldwide.
Double Neck Classical Guitar
A typical double-neck guitar has six strings on one neck and twelve on the other. It can create different combinations for musicians who want to use custom-made guitars. To exemplify, a fretted neck, and a fretless neck, or two twelve-string necks.
Strange as it may seem, professional musicians, love these original instruments. Double-neck guitars have always been popular among many great guitarists and virtuosos such as Jimmy Page, Don Felder, and Steve Vai.
Acoustic Guitar
The acoustic guitar’s body is a little fatter and flatter than the classical guitar. The most significant difference between the acoustic guitar and the classical guitar is its narrower neck and strings made of steel. The lines are steel. It makes the acoustic guitar have a tighter channel than the classical guitar. Its sound is more complex and clearer than the classical guitar.
Electro Guitar
With a straightforward definition, the electric guitar is a type of guitar that converts the vibration of the strings into electric current thanks to the magnetics in its body. It can convert the current into a high-level sound with the help of an amp. The parts of the electric guitar are the same as the other guitars. In addition, a few more sections can add for electric guitar. These are Tremolo arm, pickups, volume and tone adjustment, switch.
Fredless Handmade Guitars
Erkan Oğur produced the fredless guitar in 1976 for his need for Turkish music sounds.It is made to give intermediate sounds. Although it is very similar to the normal guitar, it has a very different sound color. Then, other models such as the fredless electric guitar, the double neck electric and the classical fredless guitar emerged. It spread from Turkey to other countries over time.
