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i have an acoustic guitar but i've bought nylon strings for the beginning lessons, these strings don't have an "end ball" at one end and i don't know hou tu put them on
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Acoustic guitars are built for either steel-strings or nylon strings.
Guitars built for use with nylon strings -also known as "classical" guitars- is the preferred instrument by players that concentrate in the "classical music" genre.- A lot of melody line rather than just chords.
Guitars built for use with steel strings are the preferred choice for "back-up" and primarily chord players.
Both types can be used to play ANY type of guitar music.
The above statement is only a matter of preference with individual players.
As for the strings - It is OK to use nylon-strings on an acoustic guitar built for steel strings.
You are giving up string pressure that will not affect the instrument but it will affect the "sound" projected.
Nylon strings are softer to play and a bit"mellower" than the "metal-like" sound of steel strings.
The volume will also will be lower overall.
The reverse is Not True for guitars built
for use with nylon strings.
NEVER put steel strings on a guitar built for nylon strings. They will not support the pressure of the steel strings.
If your guitar is built for steel string you could experiment using the nylon strings and see if you like the sound.
A few of my guitar player friends seem to like the "mellower" sound and use them in their "steel-strings" guitars.
Only you can decide what "sound" will be to your liking. No harm will be done to your steel-string guitar is you use the nylon strings.
As for setting up the no-ball-end strings, you could make your own end-knot on each string.
Just make sure that the knot is a little bit bigger that the hole on the bridge so that the string won't snap-thru when you are tunning the guitar.
Good Luck and enjoy your guitar playing
Acoustic guitars are built for either steel-strings or nylon strings.
Guitars built for use with nylon strings -also known as "classical" guitars- is the preferred instrument by players that concentrate in the "classical music" genre.- A lot of melody line rather than just chords.
Guitars built for use with steel strings are the preferred choice for "back-up" and primarily chord players.
Both types can be used to play ANY type of guitar music.
The above statement is only a matter of preference with individual players.
As for the strings - It is OK to use nylon-strings on an acoustic guitar built for steel strings.
You are giving up string pressure that will not affect the instrument but it will affect the "sound" projected.
Nylon strings are softer to play and a bit"mellower" than the "metal-like" sound of steel strings.
The volume will also will be lower overall.
The reverse is Not True for guitars built
for use with nylon strings.
NEVER put steel strings on a guitar built for nylon strings. They will not support the pressure of the steel strings.
If your guitar is built for steel string you could experiment using the nylon strings and see if you like the sound.
A few of my guitar player friends seem to like the "mellower" sound and use them in their "steel-strings" guitars.
Only you can decide what "sound" will be to your liking. No harm will be done to your steel-string guitar is you use the nylon strings.
As for setting up the no-ball-end strings, you could make your own end-knot on each string.
Just make sure that the knot is a little bit bigger that the hole on the bridge so that the string won't snap-thru when you are tunning the guitar.
Good Luck and enjoy your guitar playing
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