Sergei Orekhov Explained

Sergei Dmitrievich Orekhov (sometimes spelled: Sergey Dmitrievich Orehov) (in Russian: Сергей Дмитриевич Орехов) (1935 - 1998) was a Russian classical guitarist. A virtuoso on both the six- and seven-string guitars, Orekhov was among the most prominent performers and arrangers in the seven-string Russian guitar tradition.

Recordings

• Гитара семиструнная - Seven-Stringed Guitar with Sergei Orekhov and Alexei Perfiliev (Алексей Перфильев); (1985, Мелодия С20 24391 00)

Guitars used by Orekhov

Among the guitars used by Orekhov, one finds

• Johann Gottfried Scherzer 1861^[1]
  This guitar has a detachable neck. Its original neck has a configuration for 10 strings. Orekhov used a neck with the Russian 7-string configuration.

References

1. http://www.editionsorphee.com/Plans/scherzer-1.html Johann Gottfried Scherzer 1861

External links

• Biography (encyclopaedia-music.narod.ru)
• Biography (www.ozon.ru)
• Biography (www.abc-guitars.com)
• Biography (www.romansy.ru)
• Audio Files (mp3)