![]() ![]() Additionally, arrangements or "arreglos" for Norteño stay within the first three courses of strings, leaving the fourth and fifth strings relatively unused. The bajo quinto has a thinner neck profile and is easier to string and adjust. With the adoption of the electric bass, the bajo quinto has made the bajo sexto's lower register redundant. The confluence of German and Czech immigrants settling in the Texas region with Mexican migrants would eventually lead to the fusion of musical styles and instrumentation that would give birth to the bajo sexto.īoth the bajo sexto and bajo quinto share the same tuning-standard E with the first two courses tuned half a step sharp-though the bajo quinto does not include a low E. Used in huapangos, or regional dance performances, the Guitarra Huapanguera travelled with migrants and was exposed to Northern Mexicans as well as European immigrants. ![]() Another guitar using a similar string arrangement present in Mexico’s music history is the "Guitarra Huapanguera." Its influence is said to be clear not only in its design, but the regional proximity to the northern region where Norteño was developed. The influence of Spanish baroque guitar on Mexico made it so the "Guitarra Séptima" was developed using a similar design, intended for classical guitar. Both scholars and luthiers have suggested that a cross-pollination of Mexican and European influence gave way to these guitars. The origins of the bajo sexto dates back to the 1800s. A custom-made Jesus Sevillano Bajo Quinto. ![]()
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