Editing Classical guitar (section)

==="Early romantic guitar" or "Guitar during the Classical music era"===
{{Main article|Early romantic guitar}}
{{See also|Classical music era}}

The earliest extant six-string guitar is believed to have been built in 1779 by [[Gaetano Vinaccia]] (1759 – after 1831)  in [[Naples]], [[Italy]]; however, the date on the label is a little ambiguous.<ref>''The Classical Mandolin'' by Paul Sparks (1995), page 225, quote: "Vinaccia, Gaetano (1759 – after 1831)"</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.earlyromanticguitar.com/erg/gallery.htm|title=Gallery of Dated Instruments |website=Early Romantic Guitar |access-date=15 April 2018}} Page showing guitars, the oldest captioned "1779 Italy Vinaccia TH Looks right for 1779"; at the bottom of the page TH refers to a linked article "[http://www3.uakron.edu/gfaa/stalking.html Dr. Heck - Stalking the Earliest 6-String]" in which the author Thomas F. Heck concludes "the guitar with six single strings is probably of French or Italian origin, definitely not of Spanish origin...I do not consider the matter closed..."</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.guitarhistoryfacts.com/guitar-inventor/gaetano-vinaccia/ |title= Gaetano Vinaccia Biography|author=<!--Not stated--> |website= guitarhistoryfacts.com|access-date=26 April 2019 |quote=...According to the current historical records, Gaetano Vinaccia and his brother Gennaro were responsible for the creation of the first six string guitar sometimes around 1776 in Naples...Authenticity of his surviving guitar was often placed in question by modern historians...}}</ref> The Vinaccia family of luthiers is known for developing the [[mandolin]]. This guitar has been examined and does not show tell-tale signs of modifications from a double-course guitar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www3.uakron.edu/gfaa/stalking.html|title=Stalking|website=www3.uakron.edu|access-date=15 April 2018}}</ref>
The authenticity of guitars allegedly produced before the 1790s is often in question. This also corresponds to when Moretti's 6-string method appeared, in 1792.
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 | image1   = Guitarra de Torres.jpg		| width1 = 92
 | caption1 = Spanish guitar by [[Antonio de Torres Jurado]] (1862)
 | image2   = Williams Smallman 2005a.jpg	| width2 = 150
 | caption2 = [[Greg Smallman|Smallman]] played by John Williams in 2008
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