Hi, my name is Kate and I have just found the guitar that I used to play when I was at college 20 years ago - so I've dusted it off and found to my amazement that I can still play a few cords! I am sure that it was just bought as a basic guitar and I have no idea whether it is acoustic or classical, how can I tell - and indeed does it matter?

Anyway - I'd really like to start playing again however 20 year old strings need changing! It is strung with metal strings and is unbranded. Any idea of whether I can put nylon strings on it - the wires are shredding my fingers - and I know that they will toughen up however the pain threshold isn't what it was!

Thanks for any help

Kate