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Full-size classical fretboards can be intimidating. (Took me a while to get a grip on it, so to speak.) But 3/4-size and 1/2-size classicals aren't exactly rare, and they don't tend to cost a whole lot.
ETA: Is it possible to take her to a store or three so she can try out a bunch of guitars? Maybe with dinner and cocktails as part of the trip, so it can seem more birthday-celebrationy, if that's an issue.
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thomastik series s strings are hybrid strings designed for classical but they are ball end and thin and will fit to an acoustic and they sound pretty good
on the downside they cost 30$ http://www.stringsbymail.com/store/c...-87/kr116-442/ |
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I tried it on a couple of different guitars and the acoustic results were abysmal, to say the least. The tops on steel string guitars are braced for the tension of steel strings. Nylon strings simply didn't have enough tension to drive the tops and the guitar sounded like it was stuffed full of feathers.
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"Any problem stringing nylon strings to acoustic guitar"
Just a technicality, but a nylon-string classical guitar is an acoustic guitar, too! -Bob |
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Now you can get her a decent steel string with a MUCH more manageable neck than a classical, put super light strings on it, set it up and she will thank you forever. |
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Dadarrio makes a folk set- combination of black nylon and wrapped strings- which work ok on folk guitars -and for newbys.
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Don't waste the money, get a proper classical guitar.
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Thanks for all the reply.
I've decided to get the decent small size body at local guitar shop i found ( a baby Ayers) and stick with steel string instead of playing with nylon. Decent tonewise, set-up and visual currently. I saw some small 3/4 classical guitar but those were not satisfying enough both tonewise and visual. I have tweaked the truss rod to lower the tension, sand down some saddle, and probably will lower 1/2 tune for her. Hopefully it will be ok for her. Thanks guy for the great help |