I have one of your tenor guitars steel string with a floating bridge. DGBE
Is it possible to string this with a set of fluorocarbon
Or nylon.. will it project enough with such a small body?
Thanks for the inquiry.
I have mounted classical guitar nylons on my steel Tenors before without a problem.
The only real issue that I’m aware of is the tuning. Often with the 23 inch scale length you have to tune it in GCEA to have the proper tension with Classical nylons. You have the same chord shapes as DGBE, but in a different key. This is why Ukuleles are also commonly tuned in GCEA. There is not enough diversity in nylon string gauges as compared to steel string gauges, and you just need to experiment a bit to find the tuning that the instrument best responds to.
Every instrument has it’s own character and voice.
G.S.Monroe
Hi I’ve been tracking my order, I seem they are held in customs lacking some paperwork. They may send the guitars back to you. My order was for the two tenor guitars one electric acoustic and the other solid body sent to the canaries
Do you make a octave mandolin that looks like the Mandela?
I’m sure that I can.
Could you link me a picture or reference for a Mandela?
I have one of your tenor guitars steel string with a floating bridge. DGBE
Is it possible to string this with a set of fluorocarbon
Or nylon.. will it project enough with such a small body?
Thanks for the inquiry.
I have mounted classical guitar nylons on my steel Tenors before without a problem.
The only real issue that I’m aware of is the tuning. Often with the 23 inch scale length you have to tune it in GCEA to have the proper tension with Classical nylons. You have the same chord shapes as DGBE, but in a different key. This is why Ukuleles are also commonly tuned in GCEA. There is not enough diversity in nylon string gauges as compared to steel string gauges, and you just need to experiment a bit to find the tuning that the instrument best responds to.
Every instrument has it’s own character and voice.
G.S.Monroe
Thank you very much, I was wondering about tuning and and string tension.
I’ll give that a try.
Hi I’ve been tracking my order, I seem they are held in customs lacking some paperwork. They may send the guitars back to you. My order was for the two tenor guitars one electric acoustic and the other solid body sent to the canaries
I responded to your message thru Etsy.