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| Hey I'm a chemistry student at Dalhousie University and I'm doing a project on the difference in classical and acoustic guitar strings I am just wondering if anyone knows the exactly what is in either types of strings. I know nylon/nickel loaded silk for classical mostly and steel for the most part of acoustic but I'm looking for some more specifics. If anyone could help me out or point me in the right direction that'd be great. My topic is why it's so much easier to fret classical guitar strings versus fretting acoustic strings. Thanks dudes, Hardrock |
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| As far as sounds concerned, classicals are more mellow. Good for flamenco style. Acoustic bronze or steel are better for rock ballads, country, and folk. Personally, I like the classical sound but many will beg to differ.
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| Isn't this a no-brainer? Classical strings are easier to fret b/c they're under much, much, much lower tension than steel string acoustics -- a fact borne out by experience bending, or trying to bend strings on both types of string. This lower tension also means nylon string guitars have much less internal bracing than steel strings, as well as less robust bridges and string anchoring. Or are you researching some other aspect of the strings' frettability?
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| I was actually more concerned with the difference in string materials. I know it's nylon/nickelloaded silk for classical and usually steel strings with many different types of loadings. I was more concerned with the difference in these materials. Like why did they use Nylon and why did they decid Steel were better for both of these types of strings. I actually learned about these 'newer' type of Titanium guitar strings that are really cool but I don't know how well they sound or play but chemically/physically they are great. |
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| maybe they decided to use nylon stirngs on modern calssical guitars because they more closely resemble the sound made by real "gut" strings of the early days....that would be my guess. but whatever the reason, i LOVE the sound of a classical guitar....
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