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Gittler Instruments Introduces the Gittler Guitar

By paring the instrument down to its most essential elements, the Gittler Guitar remains uniquely capable of exhibiting nuances that were previously unrealized by guitar players.

Islandia, NY (October 9, 2012) – Gittler Instruments, LLC announces its launch of the newly designed Gittler Guitar, invented in the 1970s by musician and minimalist design pioneer Allan Gittler. With only 60 models released in the 1980s, the guitar has become a symbol of think-forward design.

Allan Gittler was a musical visionary who aimed to dispel the common misconceptions which have been embraced by guitar players dating back to the 1930s. He was able to banish all traditional notions of what a guitar “should” be, by methodically stripping away all that was unnecessary and redundant. By paring the instrument down to its most essential elements, the Gittler Guitar remains uniquely capable of exhibiting nuances that were previously unrealized by guitar players.

Featured in the New York Museum of Modern Art and Boston Fine Arts Museum, the instrument, consisting of 31 frets, is a striking minimalist design incorporating rounded cylindrical and ergonomic features. The newly improved Gittler guitar is made of aircraft grade Titanium and boasts a long list of exciting features that were either unavailable or unrealized up until now, including:

• Electronics box (Ebox)
• Six individual pickups of revolutionary design
• Hexaphonic output capability
• Patented locking string mechanism
• Abrasion resistant Titanium construction
• Active electronics and tone shaping circuit
• LED fret marker lighting
• Adjustable bridge
• Strap anchor points and adjustable bout
• Optional LOXX strap lock system
• Deluxe version in gun-metal finish with Aerospace Teflon coating

The Gittler Guitar will be introduced to the market at NAMM 2013.

For more information:
www.gittlerinstruments.com


     

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GregH
on 02/02/2013 		I own two Gittlers, including one of the original 60 instruments. They are a breeze to play. I'm really overjoyed that they are making a return!
boboid
on 01/22/2013 		what do you do with your lt. palm and 2nd. and 3rd. phallanges? Just have to wait untill a local guitar center gets one in I guess. Titanium? how much could they cost?
Allan
on 10/20/2012 		i have owned 3 gittlers in the past and they are cool but i also go back to my warm organic wood based instruments.
Allen Lam
on 10/15/2012 		Andy Summers played/held one in the video for Synchronicity, if memory serves.
Toby
on 10/13/2012 		With that guitar you can really play scales.
derek bell
on 10/11/2012 		@Wheat Williams: There is a youtube video of the Gittler being played (from Gittler): http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=JhZeTIu9iaA&feature=plcp
Rick
on 10/11/2012 		Agree,Wheat........this guitar should of been it the bar sceen of the first star wars movie #4
Wheat Williams
on 10/10/2012 		I'd like to see photos or videos of someone actually holding and playing this instrument. I can't conceive of how you'd get a proper grip on it.
Eric Slone
on 10/10/2012 		I've had the pleasure of playing the Gittler Guitar. Based on a minimalist design, the instrument provides a profound connection that I've never experienced. It is lightweight, innovative and inspirational. I love the LED fret lights!
asdf4321fdsa
on 10/10/2012 		Heil Gittler!



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