Hi ron90265,

A nylon acoustic guitar might serve as a crutch overall since the strings are much softer. Nylons do sound really great and the classical guitar shape is wider, which helps stretch out your hand.

If you want to ultimately play any type of guitar, I suggest finding a nice acoustic, steel-stringed guitar since a lot of guitars used in contemporary music and even classic pop music (Elvis, Dylan, The Beatles, etc) from the 50's until now use a steel-stringed guitar.

I recommend Taylor's Academy acoustic guitars because they sound fantastic and if you need, comes with some essential electronics depending on the model.

That's my 2 cents!

- Billy