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Jan 1, 1040
Romans
Bring Cithara to Portugal and Spain (40AD) -
Jan 1, 1100
Evolved Cithara
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The Cithara evlovles into the Moorish guitar and the Latin guitar. -
Jan 1, 1400
Hitties
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(BC)
The Hitties use an instrument with four strings. -
Jan 1, 1400
Vihuela
Becomes the prefered stringed instrument for 200 years -
Replaced
The Vihuela was replaced by four and five baroque guitars -
Alterations
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Included fan struts, a raised neck, and a finger board made of ebony -
Changes Again
Antonio Torres Jurado redesigns the guitar, increasing the size of the body and neck -
Classic
Acoustic and classic guitars are now popular
