Talk:Russian guitar

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Steel strings for 1970s-now 7-string guitars?

Ebay sells two Russian-guitar string sets, which appear to be steel-strings (from 0.010/0.012 to 0.050/0.051). My Google search found several discussions where persons stated that steel strings are regular for contemporary 7-string guitars. Can anybody confirm this or provide a reliable source about steel or nylon strings?

Thanks! Kiefer.Wolfowitz 18:57, 31 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There are 7-string guitars -- both in western tuning and in Russian tuning -- which use steel strings, and there are instruments of both types which use nylon strings. The so-called Russian 'Gypsy' Guitar most often uses metal strings, but the "gypsy" designation is more a distinction about what kind of music one plays on the instrument, than of the actual instrument construction. Steel and nylon 7-string sets are currently available from several string makers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.206.184.247 (talk) 05:24, 3 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not a "Hybrid"

I question the description of this instrument as a "hybrid". It is no more of a hybrid than any modern western 7-string guitar; it is simply a guitar with 7 strings. The description says that the Russian guitar shares organological features with the Spanish guitar and the English cittern -- but the Spanish guitar also shares features with the English cittern.

I suggest removing the word "hybrid" from the description, until and unless someone can provide a reference that shows which specific features the Russian guitar shares with the English cittern, that the Spanish guitar doesn't also share with the English cittern. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.206.184.247 (talk) 05:20, 3 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Done.

74.95.43.249 (talk) 00:44, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Cittern

There are citterns made by Gerard J. Deleplanque, G. Le Blond, Johann Georg Ochstermann and Johann Wilhelm Bindernagel in glinka-museum-collection.pdf

Hope you'll enjoy them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.134.210.166 (talk) 10:13, 20 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]