I played steel string all my life until this year. I'm 65 with rheumatoid arthritis. It keeps my left-hand index finger so swollen and stiff most of the time that I cannot make a C chord on a traditional steel string. I almost lost all interest in playing and singing, going nearly a year without playing.
I discovered I could play the nylon, traditional 2" nut width, bought a Cordoba C3 in June and have barely put it down. I'm nowhere near a classical guitarist, fingerpick only 3 or 4 tunes, so I just use my flatpick and don't worry about it.
I wandered into a local music store this past Saturday and found a fabulous, used La Patrie Presentation (Godin Co.), solid cedar top and solid rosewood back and sides. It has a monstrous bass response and plays and sounds excellent. I'm adding a K&K classical pickup and will soon be gigging again.
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