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Old 04-07-2011, 01:24 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by pholy View Post
A giant indeed! And what is that marvelous ten string guitar really called? It's wonderful.
Hi Pholy

In 1964, Yepes performed the Concierto de Aranjuez with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, premièring the ten-string guitar, which he invented in collaboration with the renowned guitar maker José Ramírez III[5].

Yepes' 10-string guitar tuning


The instrument made it possible to transcribe works originally written for baroque lute without deleterious transposition of the bass notes. However, the main reason for the invention of this instrument was the addition of string resonators tuned to C, A#, G#, F#, which resulted in the first guitar with truly chromatic string resonance - similar to that of the piano with its sustain/pedal mechanism.
After 1964, Yepes used the ten-string guitar exclusively, touring all six inhabited continents, performing in recitals as well as with the world's leading orchestras, giving an average of 130 performances each year.


Wikipedia which calls it Yepes 10-string guitar

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