Acoustic with SteelStrings?

[Baltar]

hi all,

today i got a used 3/4 acoustic as a present. it's a yamaha, which sounds
quite fine - i thought i'd keep it just for fun for eg sailing, company bus trips, ..

one issue .... nylons :-(

so i checked the tensile loading of strings using the data from d'addario homepage.
medium tension nylons do 37.92kg.
western guit 10s bronze do 59,78kg, which is to much by far.

idea: i could put 10s electric guitar strings on (38,65kg).
is there any argues against it?
i expect a little loss of loudness - anything else?

 

[Bludave]

Re: Acoustic with SteelStrings?

You will eventually pull the neck up and ruin the guitar. The second issue is nylon or classical guitars tops are braced quite differently. Typically a classical guitar has fan bracing and is designed to allow the top to move. It is not braced well enough to withstand the stress of steel. Learn to play some classical guitar it will be good for you! If you want steel strings go buy a proper steel string!

 

[ErikH]

Re: Acoustic with SteelStrings?

Do not put steel strings on a nylon classical. The tuning pegs are nylon so the steel strings will tear them up plus the neck does not have a truss rod. It will bow like a, well, a bow...lol. Just learn to play on it. They are fun, except for when you restring them. It takes forever to stretch them out.

 

[psy]

Re: Acoustic with SteelStrings?

leave the nylon strings and let's play "tears in heaven" in our next jam-session *joke*

 

[B2D]

Re: Acoustic with SteelStrings?

I used to work at GC and at least once a week I'd get someone come crying to me because they thought they could use steel strings on their nylon string classical and ended up warping the neck and ripping the bridge off.

 

[Baltar]

Re: Acoustic with SteelStrings?

great, thanks.

so i decide not to kill her :newangel:

 

[Jocelyn]

Re: Acoustic with SteelStrings?

dont do that. You wil regret it . Leave the guitar as it is. The guitar is made for nylon strings so stick with it. the sound board and the neck wont take the stress of the Steel . No mater what gauge u use.