Archtop Guitar 1917

This Archtop Guitar was made by the Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Manufacturing Company. It is hard to know the exact date this guitar was made, so instead, let's think about the making of music. I like to imagine the artist or artisan standing over their workbench carefully building this instrument piece by piece. They're probably thinking about the musicians who will play it, the music they will make, the audiences they might reach. Consider the texture of the wood, the way it resonates with sound. I can almost hear the warm, woody tones this guitar would produce. It makes me think about the tradition of guitar making. There are so many different types of guitars—steel string, classical, electric. Each one offers a different way of experiencing music. So, what's your favorite kind of music to hear played on a guitar?