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Old 09-09-2014, 07:57 AM
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Because I play both classical and steel string guitars, I keep my right hand finger nails rather long. My finger nails scrape the steel string guitar's soundboard at the sound hole, on the rosette.

Has anyone placed a steel string's pickguard right at the sound hole (covering the rosette). Do you think it would adversely effect the sound.

Currently, I have a piece of Kling-on positioned over the area where I scrape the soundboard. It seems to be holding pretty well. Because of the small surface area of this position, I'm pretty sure the Kling-On will fall of when I least expect it. Will my idea to extend the pick guard to the opening of the sound hole work acoustically? From my viewpont the guitar will not look any worse than it does now with my current solution.
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Old 09-09-2014, 08:28 AM
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The area around the sound hole is the least active so adding a small piece of Kling-On material will not have any adverse affects on tone or responsiveness.
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Old 09-09-2014, 08:43 AM
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I have the same issue, my fingernails just lightly drag on the soundboard right around the strings. I use a vinyl clinging pickguard for my carbon fiber guitars, what can you use on a wood guitar that will not damage it?
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Old 09-09-2014, 09:32 AM
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Thanks Tim,

Do you think I would have a problem if I had someone install a permanent pick guard that went to the edge of the sound hole?
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Old 09-09-2014, 10:18 AM
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No, not at all. I install a thin clear pick guard, all the way to the edge of the sound hole, on most every guitar we build.
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