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mathieurevel
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mathieurevel
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08/18/2019 11:11 am

I just purchased a nice 2nd hand classical guitar, Yamaha C80, great condition, I notice that obviously the nylon strings feel different but I am very surprised with how flexible the strings are compared to steel ones and I must say it s making it harder to play or at least as they bend so easily I tend be much less precise and therefore I end up muting other strings, especially on barre chords.

I just purchased a new set of strings in store and a friend installed them, also after a few minutes only the tune goes off (especially the G chord) but I heard it can take a week or 2 for the strings to settle as well. However even when I tune all strings, it still feels super ''bendable'', not like on my accoustic where the strings feel solid and dont move up and down when i play chords.

Is it normal on classical guitar or is there a reason why i dont feel this tension ?