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What is the difference between a classical guitar and an acoustical guitar?

I am just thinking of taking guitar lessons, and I have run accross references to ‘classical’ and ‘acoustical’ guitars. I am a bit confused as to the difference between the two. I have noticed that some guitars have plastic strings, and some have steel strings … could this be the difference?

First of all, a classical guitar IS an acoustic guitar. The modification to make it classical is that the saddle (where the strings lay across at the bottom) is not slanted because you use wound strings with a stranded core rather than a solid one. Classical strings have a more even tension across the finger board than steel strings so they require an equal (or close to equal) amount of compensation per string.

How to change classical guitar strings

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