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How Electric Guitars Work

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Electric guitars remain the most prominent instrument in rock music. Learn how electric guitars work in this video from HowStuffWorks.

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How Electric Guitars Work

How Electric Guitars Work (1:30)

Electric guitars remain the most prominent instrument in rock music. Learn how electric guitars work in this video from HowStuffWorks.

Assembly Line: PRS Guitars

Assembly Line: PRS Guitars (5:12)

Follow along the assembly line as beautiful designer guitars are built by hand in the PRS factory. Learn more about manufacturing in this video.

Playing the Theremin

Playing the Theremin (20:11)

Watch this video TED featuring virtuoso Pamelia Kurstin playing the theremin. Originally used in movie special effects this electronic instrument is played without being touched. Kurstin explains how at 05:30 and 10:30 into the video.

First Chords with Rob Schumann: Part Six

First Chords with Rob Schumann: Part Six (3:46)

Expanding on the earlier lessons, this tutorial teaches students how to play a basic chord progression.

First Chords with Rob Schumann: Part Five

First Chords with Rob Schumann: Part Five (3:36)

The minor chords have a more somber sound than the major chords. Learn how to play the minor chords in this video.

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Some Assembly Required: Guitar Body

Some Assembly Required: Guitar Body (2:00)

In this clip from Discovery Channel's "Some Assembly Required" watch how a guitar body is made.

Some Assembly Required: Guitar Buffing

Some Assembly Required: Guitar Buffing (2:38)

Learn how guitars get their shiny glaze at the Gibson Guitar Factory on Discovery Channel's "Some Assembly Required."

Some Assembly Required: Guitar Production

Some Assembly Required: Guitar Production (2:54)

The Gibson Guitar Factory is located in Nashville, Tennessee. Learn how vibrating guitar strings generate electricity on Discovery Channel's "Some Assembly Required."

Some Assembly Required: Making a Guitar Neck

Some Assembly Required: Making a Guitar Neck (1:52)

Learn how the neck of a Gibson guitar is made on Discovery Channel's "Some Assembly Required."

Some Assembly Required: Guitar Strings

Some Assembly Required: Guitar Strings (2:54)

Learn how to attach guitar strings to a guitar on Discovery Channel's "Some Assembly Required."

Some Assembly Required: Pianos and Strings

Some Assembly Required: Pianos and Strings (2:21)

The iron plate that is installed for the strings keeps the piano from imploding from 23 tons of tension. Learn more about pianos on Discovery Channel's "Some Assembly Required."

Some Assembly Required: Piano Key Construction

Some Assembly Required: Piano Key Construction (1:54)

Piano keys are carefully constructed and tuned before they hit the salesroom floor. Learn more about piano keys in this clip from "Some Assembly Required" on Discovery Channel.

Some Assembly Required: Piano Soundboard

Some Assembly Required: Piano Soundboard (1:58)

Piano soundboards are made from spruce and they help resonate the sound from the strings out into the air. Learn about soundboard manufacturing in this clip from "Some Assembly Required" on Discovery Channel.

Some Assembly Required: Making the Piano Rim

Some Assembly Required: Making the Piano Rim (2:32)

The piano arrives at the factory in several hundred pieces that need to be glued together and warped. Learn more about making the piano rim on Discovery Channel's "Some Assembly Required."

Assignment Discovery: Violin and Viola Makers

Assignment Discovery: Violin and Viola Makers (2:19)

Violin and viola makers talk about the importance of trees and finding the right wood to make an instrument. Learn more about making violins and violas on Discovery Channel's "Assignment Discovery."