Beautiful Sounds Created by the Harp Guitar

Have you ever seen the guitars that look like half harp half guitar? If so, you will not be surprised to learn that they are actually called harp guitars, quite the original name if you ask me!

Harp guitars date back at least two centuries, although the actually history of the guitar is unknown. Found in a variety of styles, this instrument is, “A guitar, in any of its accepted forms, with any number of additional unstopped strings that can accommodate individual plucking.” Despite popular belief, the “harp” part of the name references the “unstopped open strings” not the sound that is created by the strings. To qualify as a harp guitar, the instrument must have “at least one unfretted string lying off the main fretboard.”

Harp guitars are generally acoustic, but there are electric ones as well. The acoustic harp guitars create a beautifully, unique sound with the extra strings. Harp-like in sound, these guitars, although not widely popular, are truly amazing instruments.

Enjoy the mesmerizing melody played by Tony Seeger with his nimble fingers.

The sounds and music created are like no other.

(Source: Wikipedia)