See also: Very (homonymy)

The very is a Musical instrument with cords. It acts, more precisely, of small a Guitare cut in the Bois thick of a crate of Morue and tended of three pairs of cords in bowel of Agouti ( very means three in Spanish), manufactured starting from 1600 approximately, with Havana. In the beginning, the very had three groups of three cords.

Today, very that one usually finds, in particular with the Mexico and Cuba, are equipped with six cords in Métal, similar to those used for the guitar folk, each pair of double cord comprising a smooth cord and a plaited catgut string. The body is carried out with tender wood and the handle is made of hard wood. He is played with a plectre.

The original tuning of the very was in minor D (D, F, it), but it was changed into C major (ground, C, semi), this at the origin by the genius plugs very , Arsenio Rodriguez . The cords in ground and C are granted to the octave while those in C are granted to the Unisson. This tuning has a double role, that to make it possible to play a rhythmic base as well (the Guajeo ) that improvisations.

Is very played in the Trova, the Punto and the known cuban country music under the name of Its Cuban. It is the instrument of the beginnings of Compay Segundo. It is still used by almost all the typical Orchestre S of Santiago of Cuba because there is not, or little, of Piano S in this area where Its Cuban was born the “”. Certain orchestras which play an evolved/moved “sound”, as the Septeto Santiaguero make of it also an instrument Soliste in the hands of Fernando Dewar. The more one approaches Havana, and the more the piano replaced it and, by the fact even, allowed notable evolutions in the styles of the cuban music like the Salsa.