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Location: On the Coast - Halfway between SF & OR | A friend's grand daughter was over the other day and fell in love with my ovation ppg3 parlor stating she really wanted to learn to play guitar.
While I'm not giving up "pearly", I've been thinking about getting her one of the Applause AN13s to start out on.
Can anyone tell me anything about these? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | They sound a bit dead because of the small bowl size, but the playability is fine. |
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Location: Utah | How old is she? Sara started with an Applause steel string 3/4 size, the A13 I think. Fine inexpensive guitar perfect for younger players. Sara still enjoys it even though she has an enviable collection of very nice instruments.
As with all inexpensive instruments it may need some tweaking to optimize playability.
The shorter scale does affect tone. It is an acceptable tradeoff for young players who need a smaller instrument. |
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Location: On the Coast - Halfway between SF & OR | Thanks for the info.
I think she's 8 maybe 9? Somewhere around that age anyway.
FlySig, what tweaks did you have in mind? New nut and saddle? Better tuners? |
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Location: south east Michigan | I'd also suggest a 3/4 size Ovation Trekker model.
I had one for a while. Easy to play... easy to hold. Didn't have enough tone for me but then I've grown fussy in my old age. |
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Location: Utah | I'm not sure on a nylon what it might need. In general I find that cheap guitars have the action too high at the nut and saddle. A little careful filing of the nut slots is a big help. Saddles may need some lowering. The most work seems to be fret leveling due to irregular frets and sometimes a neck that has humps or twists. Getting really great action isn't always possible though big improvements are possible.
The lower string tension and totally different fretboard on the nylon string guitar may be a whole different animal. |
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Location: On the Coast - Halfway between SF & OR | Trekker may be worth a look but right now I'm thinking nylon.
She was playing around with 2 of my parlors, the nylon PPG3 and the steel string Elite prototype but quickly gave up on the Elite.
The nylon PPG3 she played with for about an hour till they had to leave and I had to state that she couldn't take it home with her.
Explaining it's rarity really didn't have much of an impact... |
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Nylon starter guitar
