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? asked in Arts & HumanitiesPerforming Arts · 7 years ago

can i convert my acoustic guitar into a Classical Guitar?

By that i mean put nylon strings on it?

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  • Anonymous
    7 years ago
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    A classical guitar IS an acoustic guitar. I'm guessing you mean can you convert a steel string acoustic guitar into a nylon string acoustic guitar. Really, no, not without replacing the neck and the body!

    Differences between the two types of acoustic guitar include:

    The slots on the nut need to be wider (a lot wider) for the top three nylon strings. The fingerboard, and therefore the neck, needs to be wider for nylon strings as the top three strings are so much thicker. The bridge saddle on a nylon string guitar is parallel to the nut, on a steel string guitar it is slanted so that the higher strings are slightly shorter than the lower strings. The guitars won't play in tune otherwise. The body of a nylon string guitar is much lighter than that of a steel string guitar. The bracing in the steel string guitar is heavier and stronger to cope with the additional tension. A nylon string guitar with a body built like that would have a very poor tone and hardly any volume - the nylon strings just wouldn't "drive" the body. As the strings are under much less tension the action needs to be higher on a nylon string guitar - both the nut and the saddle needs to be higher.

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    5 years ago

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  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    classical guitars are acoustic. there are two different types of acoustic guitars and they do sound different. the classical acoustic is strung with nylon strings ( the bigger strings are metal wound around nylon) back in the old days they were made of the guts of animals. the other type of acoustic guitar is a steel string guitar, its strings do not have nylon in them. it is much sharper and twangy sounding, most pro musicians that use acoustic guitars use steel string guitars they are more versatile then classical acoustics. classical acoustics are very nice sound though, i play one exclusively , i love the way it sounds, it is very soft and "milky" sounding and goes well with vocals. its all a matter of preference. the quickest way to tell a classical acoustic from a steel string is by looking at the high E (the bottom string or smallest string) if it is metal then it is a steel string guitar if it is clear looking or white and kind of thick then its a classical. examples of how they sound..... alternative rock musicians playing "unplugged" usually use steel string guitars ..spanish music, classical music and alot of instrumental music use a classical guitar.

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    7 years ago

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  • 7 years ago

    No you can't.

    the scale length is wrong. The bridge and nut and tuners are not made for them either.

    you could try, but it won't sound good at all,.

    Source(s): 44 yrs guitarist
  • 7 years ago

    LOL yes ya "can" ..but..

    wrong scale, wrong woods...and it'll sound like crap...been there done that ..LOL

    spend the money...just my opinion....GL

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