c. 1790 Villaume & Giron
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The five-course guitar was played in Europe throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, but by the 1780s, it fell into decline giving way to the six single-string instrument.
The five-course guitar was played in Europe throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, but by the 1780s, it fell into decline giving way to the six single-string instrument.