Arpeggione

Arpeggione [aug. of It. arpeggio], *bowed guitar invented by Georg Staufer of Vienna in 1823, the size of a violoncello, with 24 fixed frets on the fingerboard and a smooth guitar waist. Its 6 strings are tuned E0 A0 d0 g0 b0 e1. It proved sufficiently pop. to warrant imitation. A tutor for it was written by Vincenz Schuster; Franz Schubert wrote a sonata for it. Also called chitarra d'amore, guitare d'amour, guitar violoncello (89, 176). Sort by:DefaultTitleDateAuthorAscendingDescending…