Sunday, June 23, 2013

Are nylon and steel guitar strings interchangable?

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 on Archtop Steel String Nylon String Fan Fret Inside the Guitar Shop
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Jonathan


I have a classical guitar with nylon strings, and I am wondering if I can use steel strings instead of nylon strings.


Answer
No, you'll destroy the guitar.

Steel strings have to be at a much higher tension to be at pitch, and classical guitars aren't designed to withstand that sort of force.

Your guitar will break in multiple places, if you're lucky.



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