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Krunek
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Krunek
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10/23/2006 2:46 pm
Originally Posted by: Dr_simonTheir is also the possibility that if you put electric strings on a guitar built for nylon strings you will pull the bridge off !

If the guitar is built for metal strings their should be no problem !


Possibly, but hard. I had three classical guitars on which I have put metal strings, and no problem with it. But you have to use strings for electric and really light gauge. 0,9 tops, if you can get lighter, better. Won"t do much for the sound, though. And the guy at the music store adviced me, when puting a guitar away, if not in case, put her backwards and lean it up against something. So the strings are facing the wall or whatever it is you are leaning it to. Helps avoiding neck warpin, since classical guitars don"t have truss rods or anything and metal string do pull it in more than nylon does.