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vr.tr.guitar · thing-q6607

Let an agent identify guitar types and relatives, support learning and buying, explain tuning and maintenance, and describe guitar traditions with attribution.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.OBJ
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Identify Which guitar.

Type

Guitar type.

Type

Type.

  1. What type of guitar is this, and what music is it suited to? definition
  2. Is it a regional relative such as a charango? definition

Instrument

A specific instrument.

Instrument

Specific instrument.

  1. Who made this guitar, and when, according to serial numbers and records? provenance
  2. Is it genuine? boundary
Learn Playing.

Start

Beginning.

Start

Beginning.

  1. How can a beginner start learning guitar, and which instrument suits them? action
  2. Which chords and songs come first? action

Technique

Improving.

Technique

Technique.

  1. How can this technique or style be practised? action
  2. How can hand strain be avoided? provenance
Own Buying and care.

Buy

Buying a guitar.

Buy

Buying.

  1. What should a buyer check on a new or used guitar? action
  2. Do CITES rules affect travel with this instrument? provenance

Maintain

Maintenance.

Maintain

Maintenance.

  1. How should the guitar be tuned, strung, stored and set up? provenance
  2. When is a professional setup needed? boundary
Culture Traditions.

Traditions

Regional traditions.

Traditions

Traditions.

  1. What are the traditions of this guitar type, as described by its musicians? provenance
  2. Which players are notable? provenance

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did the guitar develop, according to organologists? provenance
  2. Which innovations were key? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.OBJ
Other names and narrower kinds
electric charango, Mexican twelve-string guitar, soprano guitar, charango, leona, baritone guitar, acoustic guitar, Charangon, bass guitar, guitorgan, guitar synthesizer, ESP LTD SC-607B

What it is Filled

A fretted, plucked string instrument with a neck and a body whose back may be flat, arched or bowl-shaped, usually with six strings, in acoustic and electric forms and many regional relatives such as the charango, the Mexican twelve-string, baritone and soprano guitars; the guitar is among the most widely played instruments in folk, classical, popular and world music.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent identify guitar types and relatives, support learning and buying, explain tuning and maintenance, and describe guitar traditions with attribution.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • The guitar is a fretted, plucked lute.
  • The body may have a flat, arched or bowl-shaped back.
  • Guitars have acoustic or electric forms.
  • The guitar is popular globally.

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Sell or describe a guitar as vintage, handmade or by a famous maker when that is not proven.
  • Ignore restrictions on protected tonewoods when trading instruments across borders.
  • Play amplified guitar at volumes that damage hearing in people nearby, regardless of their agreement.

Only with a human decision

  • Selling, lending or modifying a valuable or historic instrument requires human authorization.

May

  • Help a player tune, practise or learn a guitar, and describe guitar types and history.
  • Report the condition of a guitar to its owner, such as cracks, neck warp or worn frets.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Instruments are often treasured personal and cultural objects; provenance claims affect their value.
  • Some traditional woods come from endangered trees.

Who is affected

  • Players and owners
  • Buyers of instruments
  • Communities with regional guitar traditions

Owners Filled

Steward

The person who owns it.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q113519195 - registry parent class
  • Q57306162 - registry parent class

related

  • necked, flat-backed, plucked lute - category
  • performing arts - context
  • percussion instrument - other instrument family
  • tonic - harmony and keys

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.guitar
  • Wikidata: Q6607 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6607)

Direct properties required Filled

  • Overall length: cm - Measure from the end of the body to the tip of the headstock, accounting for the instrument type.
  • Scale length: mm - Measure the nominal vibrating string length between the nut and bridge, allowing for saddle compensation.
  • Instrument mass: kg - Weigh the instrument without its case or detachable accessories.

Recognition required Filled

  • Guitars usually have six strings and a fretted neck.
  • Guitars may have an acoustic body or a solid electric body.
  • Back shape alone does not distinguish guitars from other lutes, while banjos have drum heads.
  • A flat-backed body with a fretted neck and strings.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • identify guitar types and regional relatives
  • support learning to play
  • advise on buying and maintenance
  • describe guitar traditions

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Restricted woods in trade and travel
  • Playing injuries
  • Counterfeit instruments

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • CITES rules on tonewoods such as rosewood
  • Product safety for electric instruments

Context of use required Filled

  • Music making across genres.
  • classical and flamenco guitars
  • steel-string acoustic guitars
  • electric guitars
  • bass, baritone and extended-range guitars
  • regional relatives such as charango and requinto

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q6607: guitar - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Guitar - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should each guitar type be a separate entry?
  • How should learning resources be linked?
  • How should CITES rules be tracked?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q6607/spec.json