The Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar

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      The Dreadnought is type of acoustic guitar body developed by C.F.Martin and company.Since then other guitar manufacturers copied the style and it became one of the most famous acoustic guitar body type.
      The word Dreadnought referred to a big gun,almighty, modern battleship pioneered by HMS Dreadnought in 1906.A body much bigger than the normal guitar gave Dreadnought guitar a rich, bolder,warmer and perhaps loud tone.It is distinguished by size and square shoulders at the bottom. The fretboard is usually attached to the body at the 14th fret.
       The popularity of the Martin Dreadnought Guitars was increased by their use, almost exclusively by folk musicians of the mid 20th century,including most bluegrass guitarists.Today Dreadnoughts are considered the standard guitar of bluegrass music,used by many bluegrass musicians to produce a signature sound of that genre.
        Martin Dreadnoughts manufactured prior to 1946 are highly desired by musicians due to their loud volume and exceptional tonedue to the use of scalloped bracing. 

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