https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/old-acoustic/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:15:14 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/old-acoustic/#post-89872 Wed, 16 Feb 2005 03:42:17 +0000
As for the classical strings, it was just something I had been wondering about...]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance xg5a https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/old-acoustic/#post-89872 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/old-acoustic/#post-89719 Tue, 15 Feb 2005 06:43:57 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance bobgay https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/old-acoustic/#post-89719 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/old-acoustic/#post-89711 Tue, 15 Feb 2005 05:10:30 +0000
You are looking at hundreds of dollars of repairs to make it playable.

Yes you can get ball end classical strings, however, they will not have enough tension to properly drive the top.

You could get silk and steel strings, which would be better.

Look into a JLD bridge doctor. You can get one for about $30 and that might fix the bellying of the top.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Nick Torres https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/old-acoustic/#post-89711 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/old-acoustic/#post-89703 Tue, 15 Feb 2005 04:26:56 +0000 About the classical strings, what if you could get some with ball ends, or find some way to fasten them at the bridge. Are there any other conflicts. They do make classical strings with ball ends. I like them a lot, because I failed knot tying in boy scouts. In all seriousness, yes, there is one huge problem with putting nylons on a steel string guitar, and that is that the nut slots will be way too thin. Can't say for sure about the sound, but it will probably be... different.

I guess I would try and diagnose the actual problem first: Is the bracing coming off, is the wood warping from wetness?]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance undercat https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/old-acoustic/#post-89703 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/old-acoustic/#post-89649 Tue, 15 Feb 2005 00:23:50 +0000 About the classical strings, what if you could get some with ball ends, or find some way to fasten them at the bridge. Are there any other conflicts.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance xg5a https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/old-acoustic/#post-89649 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/old-acoustic/#post-89499 Mon, 14 Feb 2005 01:17:45 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance yoyo286 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/old-acoustic/#post-89499 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/old-acoustic/#post-7026 Sat, 12 Feb 2005 01:32:35 +0000 I've got an old acoustic guitar in which the neck angle is just beginning to get out of hand, the bridge is just beginning to lift, and the top is just beginning to curve. The guitar has no brand marked on it, and isn't my main acoustic guitar, but i'd like to get it playable. The truss rod won't fix the neck any further, and the saddle can't really be lowered much more. What can be done?
Also, (and this is hypothetical), but it is possible to put nylon strings on a steel string acoustic guitar? I know that it might not sound as good because of the heavier bracing on a steel string, but physically would it work?]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance xg5a https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/old-acoustic/#post-7026