Members Chaff67 Posted March 9, 2013 Members Share Posted March 9, 2013 I recently purchased a Cordoba acoustic/elctric classical guitar. Being a steel string player for decades this is the first time I played nylon strings in like 30 years. I love the sound, however I noticed that whenever I pick the guitar up to play it is always flat and needs tuning (way more so than my steel string guitars). Is this normal for nylon strings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigald18 Posted March 9, 2013 Members Share Posted March 9, 2013 Until they stretch out, yes. After that they should pretty much stay in tune. It takes a lot longer for nylon to stretch out than steel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted March 9, 2013 Members Share Posted March 9, 2013 Yeah. BigAl is right. Nylon strings take longer to settle in than steel. And even when they have done so they are more likely to go out due to temerature changes etc.You just have to live with it but it's worth it for the great sound of nylon strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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