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New Strings for Quiet Guitar
I recently purchased a classical guitar that is somewhat subdued sound wise so for those in the know will new strings improve volume. Thanks
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High tension strings might boost the volume a bit. If you're new to nylon, might need to work on RH technique.
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I have a Cordoba C9 parlor which is a 7/8 guitar. I recently purchased a Cordoba Master Torres which is on par or slightly below the volume of the C9. So I'm wondering if I got a lemon or just a quiet guitar. I heard so much about how the Torres was loud and a better guitar but I would have to say it's on par with the C9. With a major price differential.
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If it is quiet across both BASS and TREBLE strings, you can experiment with hard tension strings.
If it is quiet only across the BASS strings, you can try mixed tension (hard bass, normal treble). You can also experiment with sets that have carbon trebles. The tension of carbon is harder than nylon (so a "normal" carbon string will have more tension than a "normal" nylon string). Carbon strings are louder but they are also brighter. The links I provided are for Savarez strings. You can research other manufacturers as well. |
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I think Brad hit it. The guitar has the characteristics that you purchased it for. Now it’s time to master “that” guitar. Spend days, weeks… years exploring the nuances of that instrument and squeezing every dB of tone out of it.
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If you have a return period on the Cordoba Torres, I would encourage you to play the instrument for a while with its current strings and see if its volume improves. If it does not improve, then I would suggest that you return the instrument. If you are not covered by a return period, then try harder tension strings. That change though may affect the playability of the Torres. The Torres has a slightly smaller body than the C9 but it would be my expectation that the process of wood-selection, additional 10mm in scale, and craftsmanship should easily make it as loud as (if not louder than) the C9 Parlor. |
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