Members nellsalot Posted January 17, 2005 Members Share Posted January 17, 2005 Does anyone know if there are any nylon string 12s in existence? I did a quick search on the web and there seems to have been a couple made by obscure luthiers. It seems like an interesting idea, sort of like a cross between a guitar and a lute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fingerstyleman Posted January 17, 2005 Members Share Posted January 17, 2005 Originally posted by nellsalot Does anyone know if there are any nylon string 12s in existence? I did a quick search on the web and there seems to have been a couple made by obscure luthiers. It seems like an interesting idea, sort of like a cross between a guitar and a lute. The guitar eveloved from the lute, and all guitars were origionally gut strung, later nylon, before steel strung came along. It only in recent history that classical strings gained wound treble strings in terms of the history of the guitar. The lute was basically a 12 string short scale guitar, I have a great illustrated history of the guitar which describes this evolution in some detail. You will probably find it possible to order a 12 string Nylon from most smaller manufacturers, though I cannot recall ever having seen one, other than in books of course, but that doesn't really count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BigMac5 Posted January 17, 2005 Members Share Posted January 17, 2005 I have heard of people playing 10 string classical guitars. Try the following links: http://www.tenstringguitar.com/pages/1/index.htm http://decava.com/ten%20string.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terry Allan Hall Posted January 18, 2005 Members Share Posted January 18, 2005 I've seen two in my life...one, that was made in the Phillipines, about 20 years ago (made by a local builder and I think they're not uncommon there) and the other was made from a very nice Yamaha classical...it had been in a car-wreck and the neck was broken, so a friend's son, who is a very good luthier-in-training, built a neck for it, just to see how it would work...I'm trying to talk him into selling it to me! Both are set up as "double fundamental", not octave strung, btw. I've read that Leo Kottke has a custom-built one, too...maybe a Kohno. Also, I've seen 12-string folklauts (guitar-strung lutes from Germany). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EvilTwin Posted January 20, 2005 Members Share Posted January 20, 2005 Hmm, very interesting. I hadn't heard of these, but I definitely want to see one. Nylon-string archtops are pretty neat, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members solitaire Posted January 20, 2005 Members Share Posted January 20, 2005 Not to forget the Godin multiac 11-string nylons. These I understand are made to work like 12-strin steel strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DiegoRoque Posted June 5, 2017 Members Share Posted June 5, 2017 I've got one DiegoRoque. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted June 5, 2017 Members Share Posted June 5, 2017 12 years to reply and that's all you've got? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DiegoRoque Posted June 5, 2017 Members Share Posted June 5, 2017 Never new this site existed. Read my post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted June 5, 2017 Members Share Posted June 5, 2017 Oh cool - welcome to the forum! If you were wondering why you haven't had any replies to your photo it looks like you've posted it as a visitor message to your own user so nobody will have seen it I don't think. Cool looking guitar! I can't imagine what it's like to get/keep in tune based on my experience with nylon strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DiegoRoque Posted June 5, 2017 Members Share Posted June 5, 2017 No problem. So many ways to string it. So far high tension nylon with steel octives. 12 nylon high plus medium nylon octives. .next 6 medium 6 low tension nylon octives with standard tuning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted June 6, 2017 Members Share Posted June 6, 2017 My 12 string guitar has high tension nylon main strings (with a wound G) and nickel-steel octave strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted June 6, 2017 Members Share Posted June 6, 2017 How's the intonation with that plan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted June 7, 2017 Members Share Posted June 7, 2017 How's the intonation with that plan?. Pretty good - within a few cents on all strings at the 12th fret - certainly as good as any other 12 string I've played. I suspect you might have problems if you used a monofilament G string but the wound G works fine and its narrower width fits in better with the set. For anyone interested, the main set strings are La Bellla 850W (E and B strings are gold monofilament nylon, G to E strings are bronze wound on multifilament nylon). The octaves are nickel-steel (electric guitar) strings of gauges: 09, 11, 08, 12, 16, 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Is it hard to keep it in tune? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted June 7, 2017 Members Share Posted June 7, 2017 [Phil in the studio] [Customer walks in with a nylon string 12] [Phil gets a look of terror in his eyes] Customer: I use this on all of my songs, but the tuning is a bit tricky. Phil: Sure - no problem! [Phil gets earplugs and tequila] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted June 7, 2017 Members Share Posted June 7, 2017 Is it hard to keep it in tune? No. Not at all. Contrary to expectations the nylon strings seem to keep their tuning better than the steel octaves - which are always slightly sharp when the guitar is left for a while. But once I've tuned up they stay in tune as well as any 6 string. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alfsboy Posted January 21, 2018 Members Share Posted January 21, 2018 I have a very old unmarked 12 string thats a classic style .Its very cheap and cheerful and I got it for a fiver on Gumtree.It does have a convex back and sound reasonable .It has a truss rod of all things so action is OK and almost redeems the whole thing .it works as twelve string but my hands dont .its just too wide and too much pressure so I have just put 6 steel strings on .I may set it up for nylon 6 string or even 12 string nylon .It has a ply photoflame top and even that is covered by some epoxy resin in places so cosmetically horrible .I will try to post a photo or two . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dramapress Posted February 2, 2020 Members Share Posted February 2, 2020 Hello I am looking for 12 nylon string classic style/size guitar. will be appreciate if you contact me at dramapressusa@yahoo.com best regards, Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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