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Old 01-23-2019, 02:35 PM
bellgamin bellgamin is offline
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Default "A" tuning okay?

I'm thinkingabout buying a classical guitar. I usually set my guitars to A tuning (F# B E A C# F#).

I figure a classical guitar is built for nylon strings, so it's surely a much lighter build than a guitar built for steel strings, right?

QUESTION 1: Would it be likely that a "typical" classical would be structurally strong enough to handle A tuning?

QUESTION 2: If Q1 is "Yes", then would I have to stick with low tension strings, or would it likely be okay to use high tension strings, at A tuning, if I wanted more volume?

P.S. Yes, I know an option is to set at standard D tuning & use a capo, but I prefer not to do that.
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