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Are all nylon-string guitars classical guitars?


felipe58
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06/28/2020 9:26 pm

I have a nylon-string guitar and I'd like to know if it's suitable to play classical guitar pieces.


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06/29/2020 1:57 am
Originally Posted by: felipe58

I have a nylon-string guitar and I'd like to know if it's suitable to play classical guitar pieces.

All classical guitars have nylon strings. They are typically designed & built to be suitable for nylon strings and not steel or phosphor bronze strings. Typically they have wider nut slots, flatter fretboards & often not as much stablizing framework (truss rod, body bracing) as a standard acoustic guitar might.

But of course you can put nylon strings on any guitar. But that's not always the best solution.

What kind of guitar do you have?


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06/29/2020 3:26 pm
Originally Posted by: ChristopherSchlegel
Originally Posted by: felipe58

I have a nylon-string guitar and I'd like to know if it's suitable to play classical guitar pieces.

All classical guitars have nylon strings. They are typically designed & built to be suitable for nylon strings and not steel or phosphor bronze strings. Typically they have wider nut slots, flatter fretboards & often not as much stablizing framework (truss rod, body bracing) as a standard acoustic guitar might.

But of course you can put nylon strings on any guitar. But that's not always the best solution.

What kind of guitar do you have?

This one! Model: GNA 111NT by Harmonics


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06/29/2020 4:12 pm
Originally Posted by: felipe58

This one! Model: GNA 111NT by Harmonics

Yes, that's a classical guitar with nylon strings!


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