Members t_e_l_e Posted September 26, 2018 Members Share Posted September 26, 2018 addition to above: yes intonation is important, but its much less noticeable on an accoustic than on an electric, a bad intonated electric sounds horrible on an accoustic its more important how hard you press the strings to the fretboard and some minor intonation issue can be compensated with it, at least for single notes playing chords in the upper register on an accoustic never worked well for me and i cannot blame intonation for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 I have nylon strings fitted on two steel string guitars. They are my most-played instruments. I used to have nylons on a steel string guitar too... but that was back when I was just starting to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted September 27, 2018 Members Share Posted September 27, 2018 I used to have nylons on a steel string guitar too... but that was back when I was just starting to play. "Ah but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Delmont Posted October 3, 2018 Members Share Posted October 3, 2018 I tried it but came across some problems; when I flipped the nut it was clearly slotted to be made as for a right handed guitar. Should I buy a non slotted nut and cut it my self or buy a nut for a left handed? The bridge was also problematic because it was slightly angled from high to low, so when I switched it upside down, it's a bit unstable, but somewhat doable than the issue with the nut. Lastly, do I use super glue to glue the nut and bridge to the guitar body, right? I called up Guitar Center and they told me that a steel string guitar (like the one I'm attempting to switch from right handed to left handed) is problematic than a classical guitar. The person at Guitar Center said that classical guitars have straight bridge and not angled. I believe the nut would also be evenly cut as well for the nylon strings to fit, unlike steel strings, they come too big. Should I try using nylon strings then? Some people just turn the guitar over and leave the strings where they were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mary87 Posted October 5, 2018 Members Share Posted October 5, 2018 Beutiful!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members samal50 Posted November 11, 2018 Author Members Share Posted November 11, 2018 Good call. My intent here is to simply let a left handed person enjoy her right handed guitar, regardless of "intonation". I found it fun to play a lefty actually and or a righty with reverse/upside down stringing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members samal50 Posted November 11, 2018 Author Members Share Posted November 11, 2018 I don't believe the acoustic guitar I'm trying to work on has the truss rod nut. It's a cheap guitar from Ashville I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members samal50 Posted November 11, 2018 Author Members Share Posted November 11, 2018 would it not sound the same? the lower E would be on the bottom? I have another cheap acoustic (First Act) that I stringed upside down. It's a right handed guitar but when I turn it upside down it turns into a left handed guitar (string-wise). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members samal50 Posted November 11, 2018 Author Members Share Posted November 11, 2018 Rogue has one for like $60 I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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