• From: Latvia
  • Registered: 2012-01-24
  • Posts: 24

Topic: String options for 3/4 size classical

Asking on a behalf of a friend who asked me and I had no idea how to answer.

After trying out my baritone uke, which is strung with Aquila red series strings and noticing how different they feel from regular nylon, my friend now wishes to string his 3/4 size thrifted classical guitar (scale length roughly 60cm/23.6inch) with something that feels similar.

I have no idea how to pick strings in this case though, knowing that this in not a standard scale length and nylgut can be a lot more sensitive to tension that does not match the intended one and though I consider my strings the best investment possible, they are super pricy and buying a set just to find out they do not work would honestly suck.

So basically I'm asking if any of the Aquila nylgut  classical guitar strings will work on 60cm scale lenght.

  • From: Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Registered: 2013-01-20
  • Posts: 4,083

Re: String options for 3/4 size classical

A standard scale Classical guitar is 65cm, and some manufacturers do make strings which they claim are optimized for the shorter or fractional scale instruments.

I'm not familiar with the Aquila brand, although they are reputed to be one of the world's premier string makers. They apparently use different nylon formulations for a different sound & feel, as you've already pointed out. I personally use the D'Addario Pro Arte Composites on mine, with the "G" string being a composite that softens the sound transition from the wound strings to the nylon strings:

http://www.daddario.com/DADProductFamil … amilyid=27

It might be a good idea to email Aquila to find out for sure:

http://www.aquilacorde.com/contacts/

Good luck to you in your search!