Can i make my old acoustic guitar a classical one by changing the strings? or do i have to do more to make it a classical?
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You'll get a sound a little closer to the sound of a classical guitar that way, but there are more differences than just that. For one thing, a classical guitar's strings are further apart to accommodate the plucking style rather than strumming. A classical guitar's fretboard does not have a radius--it is typically flat. The tuning mechanism exerts less force on the nylon strings than a typical steel-stringed guitar's does because the nylon does not have as much tension strength. Nylon strings are also thicker than steel strings, so the nut and bridge will probably not be properly sized, and the strings will not last as long as on a guitar designed to use nylon strings. Note that going the other way--putting steel strings on a classical guitar--will do harm to the guitar due to the tension required to tune the steel strings to the correct pitch.
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Sorry but no.
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