I threw steel strings on a classical

[Sascha Franck]

In the name of science -

Guitar still plays and feels great - stays in tune better too no bridge lifting to be seen. Time will tell.

Pfft! Fake News Alert! It's all wrong!

 

[paisleywookiee]

In the name of science -

Guitar still plays and feels great - stays in tune better too no bridge lifting to be seen. Time will tell.

 

[Eagle]

Looks fine;

 

[Mikael Dez]

Looks fine;
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I’ve learned Wildwood Flower and Blackberry Bossom without it breaking - maybe Lost Indian will make her snap!

 

[Mikael Dez]

I think he's just enjoying being a contrarian.

I certainly am, as well as enjoying the sound and playability of my abomination

 

[mbenigni]

You guys are all wasting your time. We've got a cat over here who wants to tune his bass up an octave:

Thread 'How high can you tune a set of bass 105-45 past standard'

Mar 1, 2025

Assuming a 34 scale length. I know each string is different. Can the low e go up an octave?

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Now get to work.

 

[mbenigni]

I certainly am, as well as enjoying the sound and playability of my abomination

In all seriousness, if you're enjoying it, I tip my hat.

I'm always cutting things up and "doing it wrong", usually with worse outcomes than yours.