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Guitar, Giacomo (Jacob) Ertel German, Spruce, ebony, fruitwood, bone, ivory, mother-of-pearl, parchment, Italian — Guitar
Giacomo (Jacob) Ertel
late 17th century

Guitar, Hermann Hauser German, Spruce, rosewood, mahogany, bone or ivory, ebony, German — Guitar
Hermann Hauser
1937

Guitar, Matteo Sellas German, active Italy, Spruce, bone, parchment, snakewood, ivory, Italian — Guitar
Matteo Sellas
ca. 1630–50

Guitar, Jean-Baptiste Voboam French, Spruce, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, ivory, ebony, French — Guitar
Jean-Baptiste Voboam
1697

Guitar, Manuel Ramírez Spanish, Spruce, rosewood, cedar, ebony, ivory or bone, Spanish — Guitar
Manuel Ramírez
Santos Hernández
1912

Guitar, Spruce, ebony, ivory, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, brass, Italian — Guitar
Italian
ca. 1800

Guitar, Joseph de Frías Spanish, Spruce, rosewood, cedar, ebony, mother-of-pearl, Spanish — Guitar
Joseph de Frías
ca. 1780

Lyre Guitar, Joseph Pons (probably a son of César Pons) French, Mahogany, spruce, ebony, brass, nickel-silver, gilding, French — Lyre Guitar
Joseph Pons
ca. 1805

Guitar, Christian Frederick Martin American, Wood, maple, spruce, abalone, ebony, metal, brass, ivory, American — Guitar
Christian Frederick Martin
George Wachsteter
ca. 1838

Archtop Guitar, James D'Aquisto American, Maple, macassar ebony, iron, brass, American — Archtop Guitar
James D'Aquisto
1983

Ukulele, Mahogany, hardwood, metal, Hawai'i — Ukulele
Hawai'i
ca. 1880

Apollo Lyre, various materials, American — Apollo Lyre
American
1848–53

Guitar, José Massague Spanish, Pine top, figured maple back and sides, rosewood binding, ivory nut, rosewood, mastic, and mother-of-pearl inlaid decoration, Spanish — Guitar
José Massague
ca. 1755–60

Jíbaro Guitar, Wood, Native American (Puerto Rico) — Jíbaro Guitar
Native American (Puerto Rico)
late 19th Century

Guitar, Johann Anton Stauffer Austrian, Spruce, maple, Austrian — Guitar
Johann Anton Stauffer
ca. 1835–40

Harp Guitar, Luigi Mozzani Italian, Maple, spruce, ebony, metal, Italian — Harp Guitar
Luigi Mozzani
ca. 1915

"Parker Fly" electric guitar, Parker Guitars American, Carbon-glass-epoxy composite, redwood, steel, plastic, American — "Parker Fly" electric guitar
Parker Guitars
Ken Parker
1987

Electric Guitar, Steinberger Sound, “Steinberger blend” graphite and carbon fiber mix, metal, American — Electric Guitar
Steinberger Sound
mid 1980s

Guitar, Christian Frederick Martin American, Spruce, rosewood, ebony, nickel-silver, American — Guitar
Christian Frederick Martin
before 1867

Archtop Guitar, John D'Angelico American, Spruce, maple, ebony, steel, celluloid, mother-of-pearl, American — Archtop Guitar
John D'Angelico
1932

Guitar, Christian Frederick Martin American, Spruce, rosewood, cedar, ebony, pearl, abalone, ivory, American — Guitar
Christian Frederick Martin
ca. 1837

Archtop guitar, Ken Parker American, Alpine spruce, mahogany, holly, cherry, willow, ebony, mother-of-pearl, camel bone, Douglas fir, carbon fiber composite, mokume-gane, American — Archtop guitar
Ken Parker
2016

Lap Steel Electric Guitar, Gibson American, Cast aluminum, Bakelite, plastic, American — Lap Steel Electric Guitar
Gibson
1935

Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Vivi-Tone American, Spruce, maple, mahogany, ebony, American — Acoustic-Electric Guitar
Vivi-Tone
ca. 1933

A-22 Model, "Frying Pan", Electro Hawaiian Guitar, Rickenbacker, Inc. American, cast aluminum, bakelite, American — A-22 Model, "Frying Pan", Electro Hawaiian Guitar
Rickenbacker, Inc.
ca. 1934

Electar Zephyr Amplifier

Epiphone

ca. 1940

Guitarist, Polychromed terracotta head and wooden limbs; body of wire wrapped in tow; cotton and leather garments; guitar of wood inlaid with shell (?), Italian, Naples — Guitarist
Italian, Naples
18th century

Electric Guitar, PRS Guitars American, Maple, mahogany, abalone, ivory, bone, brass, American — Electric Guitar
PRS Guitars
2013

Guitar, Wood, various materials, European — Guitar
European
19th century

Lyre Guitar, Wood, metal, French — Lyre Guitar
French
late 19th century

Harp Guitar, Emilius N. Scherr American, Wood, ivory, metal, American — Harp Guitar
Emilius N. Scherr
after 1831

Ukulele, Wood, gut, Hawai'i — Ukulele
Hawai'i
late 19th century

Lyre Guitar, Spruce, cedar, ebony, brass, ivory, French — Lyre Guitar
French
early 19th century

Guitar, Benito Sanchez de Aguilera Spanish, Spruce or fir top, cypress back and ribs, mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard and frets, ebony nut, gut strings, Spanish — Guitar
Benito Sanchez de Aguilera
1797

Guitar, wood, brass, Portuguese — Guitar
Portuguese
19th century

Guitar, Gennaro Fabricatore Italian, Naples, Spruce, beechwood?, ebony, Italian — Guitar
Gennaro Fabricatore
1802

Guitar, wood, brass, Portuguese — Guitar
Portuguese
19th century

Lyre Guitar, Joseph-Louis Germain French, Wood, mother-of-pearl, gut, metal wound on silk, French — Lyre Guitar
Joseph-Louis Germain
ca. 1840

Guitar, Bernard French, various materials, French — Guitar
Bernard
18th century

Guitar, Mauchant frères French, Wood, French — Guitar
Mauchant frères
mid-19th century