Talk:Steel-string acoustic guitar

message: It's especially annoying for people like me who find some very useful information in an article like this one but can't reference any of it for their work because the original sources are unknown. In particular, I've noticed two attempts at referencing that haven't turned out right; there are two of these: [1] but no reference section. Now fixed. --kikumbob (talk) 18:27, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Where are the references?

message: If you learn acoustic is it very easy to learn classical and electric because they are simalar?
Learn acoustic first because they are more difficult to play than an electric. It is easier to go from an acoustic to an electric than vice versa.
I have added a link to the stub I have written about Open D tuning. user:DanG
From what I've read acoustic guitars are built more strongly than classical guitars becuase of the added tension from the steel strings. But can you convert the acoustic guitar into a classical guitar simply by using nylon strings?
:Nope, for basically the same reason: "classical" guitars (i.e., nylon-string guitars) have lighter bracing (fan bracing), so nylon strings on a steel-string guitar (which generally use what's called "X-bracing") won't sound right. Not that nobody's done it; I'm sure someone has. Just not generally recommended. --ILike2BeAnonymous 00:29, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Clasical versus Nylon String

message: I just measured the range of my acoustic steel-string. It goes from (in standard tuning) E2 to E4 plus a few more notes. Is this limitation a big deal to alot of guitarists? What can be done to change it?
:Don't you mean from E2 to E5? The open (top) E string is E4, so you've got at least another octave on top of that, plus "a few more notes". So far as changing it goes, I suppose you could modify your instrument into a cutaway. +ILike2BeAnonymous 06:57, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah you're probably right. Maybe a cutaway 7 string would be perfect. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.96.226.116 (talk • contribs) 
Yeah, you're talking between three and four octaves. I've got books full of music that handlily gets by within that range. Though there are some pieces I like to play that use drop-D tuning (detuning the low-E string a whole-step). Classical guitarists and electric guitarists have added strings for additional range (and likely that's been done for steel-string acoustics too), but for the roles it fills this range seems to be plenty for most players. --Malirath (talk) 16:58, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Range 

message: Checking to see if a link worked.  Naturally, I checked to find where the NYLON Stringed Acoustic Guitar is, maybe disambiguation??  Not there? Playing the acoustic guitar is completely different for people who finger pick (don't use a pick)- It would shred a new user's fingers! Don't label this as STEEL stringed acoustic.  You are limiting the page to one person's preferred style and/or use of the acoustic guitar here, and that would violate NPOV.  A great deal of guitarists, especially who play Spanish style classical instrumentals have never used a pick in our lives. Either change the name, or create another page for Nylon Stringed Acoustic Guitar (which is insane) or disambiguation to Guitar (Which is equally not a good idea, really). --leahtwosaints (talk) 13:06, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: See the taxonomy above for how things should be organized here. The nylon-string acoustic guitar is commonly known as the "classical guitar", which has its own article here. If you want to create a redirect that page from "Nylon string acoustic guitar", then go right ahead. +ILike2BeAnonymous (talk) 18:26, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah! Right you are.  Thanks.  Lately, there's so much to read on the talk pages that I'm embarrassed to admit I haven't read everything thoroughly. This is what I was looking for, but couldn't verbalize it properly. Sorry. (blush)! --leahtwosaints (talk) 11:00, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  STEEL Stringed Acoustic Guitar?   

message: I've added a few appropriate links to a new article, Bracing Styles for Steel String Guitars[]. At this point in time, the article covers only X-bracing, but includes a section on voicing / tap tuning, and a section about scolloped vs parabolic bracing and the differences in tone that these different bracing styles produce. The article includes photos. Cheers.  --Zanthorp (talk) 15:38, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Links added to article on bracing 

message: There's all sorts of assertions and claims within, yet only three inline citations, which lead somehow to six articles, FIVE of which are centered around Kaman/Ovation. It winds up with a heartfelt paean to the eternal wisdom of Saint Martin of Nazareth. Aside from that latter, the article is entirely even-handed opinion.
The ref to scordatura entirely misses guitar tunings. Maybe don't dither, just send readers directly there.
Also, there's still structural problems. Is "archtop" a subclass of "steel-string acoustic," or a parallel development as under Guitar? The true archtop (as opposed to carve-tops like Gibson's ES-335 that mimic the form) is arguably a fretted cousin to the viols. Again, rather than messing redundantly around, why not just bounce directly to archtop guitar??  Weeb Dingle (talk) 17:02, 12 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: still needs MUCH work

message: And what about the Orchestra Model?  Thanks, Maikel (talk) 23:56, 22 July 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  OM