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- 1 What is the role of the guitarrón?
- 2 Who made the guitarrón?
- 3 What are the names of the strings on a Guitarron?
- 4 How do you hold a Guitarron?
- 5 Where does the guitarron originate from?
- 6 How much do Guitarrons weigh?
- 7 What kind of guitar is a guitarron Mexicano?
- 8 What kind of tuning does a guitarron use?
What is the role of the guitarrón?
The role of the Guitarrón functions as the backbone of the mariachi ensemble. It provides the bass line, the primary rhythmic pulse and primary musical guide along with the Vihuela Mexicana and the guitar. These instruments together commonly referred to as the rhythm section or las armonías.
How is a guitarrón tuning?
The guitarrón is fretless with heavy gauge strings, most commonly nylon for the high three and wound metal for the low three. The guitarrón is usually played by doubling notes at the octave, a practice facilitated by the standard guitarrón tuning A1 D2 G2 C3 E3 A2.
Who made the guitarrón?
Some of the prominent mexican guitarron makers are Humberto Zavala Ildefonso, Humberto Morales of Guadalajara and Luis Espinosa of Michoacan.
How big is a guitarrón?
The Guitarron has a deep body and the instrument has the general proportions of a double bass. Commercially available Guitarrons vary in scale length between 650mm and 750mm.
What are the names of the strings on a Guitarron?
The treble guitarron strings are typically nylon wound on a nylon core, while the lower bass strings are brass wound on a steel core. La Bella’s guitarron strings feature A, D and G nylon wound (on a nylon core) strings and C, E and A brass wound (on a steel core) strings.
What do mariachis do?
This is a traditional song used to celebrate saint’s days and birthdays. Mariachis are commonly one form of entertainment at baptisms, weddings, holidays, and funerals. Mariachi music has been incorporated into the Roman Catholic Church as the music to accompany the ceremony.
How do you hold a Guitarron?
Guitarróns are often heavy, so use a strap to help you hold it up. Once the guitarrón is in place, hold the neck of the instrument in your left hand. Your left thumb should be on the back, with your fingers against the strings. With your right hand, pull and release the strings in front of the sound hole.
How is a vihuela tuned?
The vihuela has five nylon strings in reentrant tuning. Similar to the first five strings of a guitar, but with the third, fourth and fifth an octave above what one might expect. Tuning: A-D-G-B-E – The A, D, and G are tuned one octave above a guitar.
Where does the guitarron originate from?
Mexico
The guitarrón appeared in Mexico in the 17th century. At that time, several musical instruments of European origin became widely used in Central and South America. Subsequently, local makers produced instruments inspired by European instruments but integrating typical Latin American characteristics.
What is the name of the big guitar?
A Dreadnought, as its name would suggest is a big guitar that makes a big sound. This is the most ‘classic’ of the guitar sizes here.
How much do Guitarrons weigh?
Product information
| Item Weight | 20 pounds |
|---|---|
| Musical Style | MARIACHI |
| Instrument Key | BASS 6 STRING |
| Number of Keyboard Keys | 6 |
| Size | 3 |
How do you play a guitarrón?
Once the guitarrón is in place, hold the neck of the instrument in your left hand. Your left thumb should be on the back, with your fingers against the strings. With your right hand, pull and release the strings in front of the sound hole. That’s how the guitarrón makes sound!
What kind of guitar is a guitarron Mexicano?
Guitarrón mexicano. The guitarrón mexicano (the Spanish name of a “big Mexican guitar”, the suffix -ón being a Spanish augmentative) or Mexican guitarrón is a very large, deep-bodied Mexican six-string acoustic bass played traditionally in Mariachi groups.
What kind of music instrument was the guitarron?
The Guitarrón was the instrument preferred by the mariachi musicians in central Jalisco.
What kind of tuning does a guitarron use?
The guitarrón is usually played by doubling notes at the octave, a practice facilitated by the standard guitarrón tuning A1 D2 G2 C3 E3 A2. https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmXoypizjW3WknFiJnKLwHCnL72vedxjQkDDP1mXWo6uco/wiki/Guitarron_mexicano.html
What does the back of a guitarron look like?
The back of the guitarrón is made of two pieces of wood that are set at an angle making the back shaped like a shallow letter V. This design feature increases the depth and overall size of the instrument. The arched shape helps the instrument to project a strong, deep tone.