Artifact: Tres Guitar

Tres-scaled.jpg

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Title

Artifact: Tres Guitar

Description

The tres guitar originated in Cuba, and its sound has become a defining characteristic of Cuban son music. The instrument gets its name, meaning “three” in Spanish, from its three pairs of strings. Leandro Rojas is a master musician and instrument builder who specializes in making and playing this type of guitar. 

Creator

Leandro Rojas

Source

HistoryMiami Museum artifact collection -
Tres guitar made by Leandro Rojas. 2016.

Contributor

Leandro Rojas

Rights

From the collection of HistoryMiami Museum. InC. Educational reuse permitted under CC BY-NC-ND License.

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Image

Identifier

https://historymiami.org/wp-content/uploads/Tres-scaled.jpg

Coverage

Florida
Miami