Hawaiian guitar
noun
plural Hawaiian guitars
: a usually electric steel guitar having a long fretted neck and six to eight steel strings that are plucked while being pressed with a movable steel bar for a glissando effect
Since the initial explosion (1915) in popularity of this intensely personal instrument, the Hawaiian guitar has left its mark on many styles of music, including jazz, blues, Western swing and country.—Bob Brozman
compare lap steel, pedal steel
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