Date:
c. 1988
Title:
Venezuelan Cuatro Guitar
Description:
Venezuelan Cuatro Guitar-Venezuelan
This traditional Venezuelan instrument is called a cuatro. It has four strings on dark colored wood and was made by an artisan named Chirinos. This cuatro was purchased as a Christmas gift for the donor by his mother. From ages 8 through 13, he was taught to play the instrument by his mother and private instructors. The donor's mother was taught by Edgar Poito who was a member of the Venezuelan Lutheran Church in Maturin. The family and other members of the congregation played this instrument and similar ones at social functions and church services.
This traditional Venezuelan instrument is called a cuatro. It has four strings on dark colored wood and was made by an artisan named Chirinos. This cuatro was purchased as a Christmas gift for the donor by his mother. From ages 8 through 13, he was taught to play the instrument by his mother and private instructors. The donor's mother was taught by Edgar Poito who was a member of the Venezuelan Lutheran Church in Maturin. The family and other members of the congregation played this instrument and similar ones at social functions and church services.
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Venezuelan Cuatro Guitar
Venezuelan Cuatro Guitar