Re: neck width of classical guitar vs. steel strung guitar
David L. Martel <marte005@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Nylon strung guitars are designed around nylon strings which have
> a much lower tension than steel. Since the vibration of the strings
> is of much greater amplitude on a nylon it has a higher action and
> greater string seperation than a steelie.
For the most part, that's the case. However, I have an old beat-up but
great sounding and playing Framus classical with a neck width of about
1.75", smaller than the 1.8" on my steel-stringed Seagull acoustic. It
helps that I have pretty skinny fingers; I don't see the narrower width
of the classical as a disadvantage to me when it comes to fingerpicking.
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RichL
