Violin Answers

Everything you ever wanted to know about Violins

Violins
« Who Was The Violinist At The Last Night Of The Proms?
What Is The Name Of The Uk All Female String ( Violin, Upright Bass) Group? »

Should I Put Nylon Or Steel Strings On My Guitar?

I just got an old guitar but the strings are way too old to tune without them snapping. I want to play Classical Guitar & don’t know what type of strings to put on. I play Violin & Viola so I am not worried about my fingers being hurt by the strings.

Tags: , , , ,

2 Responses to “Should I Put Nylon Or Steel Strings On My Guitar?”

  1. February 14th, 2010 at 8:07 pm

    Left-T says:

    You need to find out if you have a classical or acoustic guitar. You can’t put steel string on a classical guitar or it will tear the bridge out. If you put nylon string on an acoustic, it won’t sound half as good as a classical.
    Whatever you decide, get light gauge strings to make it easier on the fingers. If you want to play classical guitar, you definitely need nylon strings.

  2. February 14th, 2010 at 9:03 pm

    Russell E says:

    Left T is correct..you need to know what kind of guitar it is. A steel string or a Classical acoustic.
    A classical guitar looks like this :http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co…
    a steel string headstock looks like this:http://www.guitarfactory.net/Images/Mart…
    You can’t really interchange strings on them. Although….technically you might be able to put ball end nylon strings in a steel string acoustic, but you would need to make several modifications to the bridge & nut to accomodate the thicker strings.
    Plus if you are playing “classical” guitar music, a true classical guitar would be best for the finger plucking involved, since the strings are farther apart.

Leave a Reply

Bookmark and Share