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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | After, and pursuant to, my forum on the nylon string primer, I am proudly announcing the addition to the herd of a very slightly used CC163- a Korean Celebrity classical with an OP-24 preamp. Metaphorically, a fine classical guitar, in my hands, is "casting pearls before swine." Hopefully, given some intensive exposure and rudimentary technique, my porcine ignorance will be significantly remedied. Just installing the strings was a new experience- the Adamas ball-ends are still adjusting after 12 hours under tension. I was amazed at how much you wind those things up to get them to pitch! That brings up a question: Is the total string tension on the classical the same as on a steel-string acoustic? |
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Location: SoCal | Much less tension on a nylon string. But they stretch a lot for the first week you have them on. Then they'll settle down a bit. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I don't play nylon very much, but found that I prefer the high tension strings (sometimes called hard strings) vs. standard tension. Compared to steel strings I have a lot more trouble keeping my nylon strings in tune, no matter how new or how old they are. Dave |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Good to know. Thanks, Dave. I labor under enough false expectations already; don't need to add to the chaos. I'll keep my collective wits, and patience, about me. OK, another conundrum: Are the considerations for the action on a classical guitar significantly different? I'm thinking with less string tension, string buzzing might be reached fairly readily. So, what should be a good number for neck relief (y'know, truss rod adjustment)? And height over the 12th fret? O's are usually capable of lower actions than many other brands of guitar, so that is the crux of my inquiry. |
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New Arrival- It's A Classic
