History of the Twelve String Guitar

Written on September 13, 2009 – 2:53 pm | by thrandur |

The origin of the twelve string guitar is shrouded in mystery. First appearing in America around the turn of the century, there is some debate as to whether it was invented by Italian luthiers or imported from Mexico. One thing is for sure though, when the twelve string finally caught on, it caught on big. [...]