Re: neck width of classical guitar vs. steel strung guitar
On 18 Jul, 04:49, tysteel <tysteel3...@aol.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the responses to this thread. Now I understand why
> classical and streel strung acoustics have different sized necks. I
> kind of wondered why makers or manufacturers generally build the steel
> string acoustics with slimmer necks than their classical
> counterparts. The music generally played on steel acoustic is more
> chordally based.
That's also why steel strung guitars have curved fingerboards. More
curve is better for playing chords up the neck.
Cliff
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RichL
