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Old 08-22-2011, 01:13 PM
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Hi Larry,

As you may or may not remember, I'm a steel-string player who made the transition to nylon string classical guitars about four years ago. At first I really struggled to pull a decent tone out of two very nice classical guitars, one being a Kenny Hill Master Series. What I quickly learned is that volume, tone, projection, and sustain are all about technique when it comes to nylon strings. I have had to make some significant changes with my right and left hand technique.

If you ever get the chance to play a top-level classical guitar, you'll find most are very powerful with tons of volume and projection. Keep in mind almost all concert-level classical guitarists perform without amplification and they fill some good-sized venues with lots of sound.

Just want to make sure we don't critique/paint nylon string classical guitars with too broad of a brush....

Fred
i agree, i play both steel and nylon
here i post a video of my friend performing a new guitar by fructuoso zalapa
( i own 3 by him)
beautiful tone, sustain and intonation! and his is not playing classical music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI1nut8VLRA
Eblen

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Old 08-22-2011, 03:09 PM
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I would add that I have loved the sound of a good nylon string guitar being played by someone who is really good at it -- Andres Segovia, Laurindo Almeida, Charley Byrd, Kenny Rankin, Jose Feliciano... But I have also loved the sound of a good steel string.
Man, Kenny Rankin had slipped my mind a little. Thanks for reminding me that Kenny Rankin's "Like A Seed" is one of my favorite albums of all time. I need to get it out for a listen real soon....
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