ElGreco
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Classical guitar strings
#117335 - 19/04/05 01:38 PM
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Hello to all!  Do you know of any online-shops in Europe that stock good-quality
(classical and not only) guitar strings at good prices? Furthermore, I am
looking for classical guitar strings (medium tension), that are as wide (fat) as possible
and that squeak as little as possible when you do glissandi. I need them for my fretless
classical guitar. Could someone recommend me any strings (particular model) of this
type? Thank you very much!
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Wibbleflex
Joined: 01/09/04
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Re: Classical guitar strings
[Re: ElGreco]
#117340 - 19/04/05 01:49 PM
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Sorry can't help, but how is your fretless classical playing? I have recently converted an
electric to fretless.
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ElGreco
Joined: 27/09/04
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Re: Classical guitar strings
[Re: Wibbleflex]
#117347 - 19/04/05 02:08 PM
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Hi! I play the oud too(middle-eastern fretless lute), so I dont find the fretless
guitar too difficult. My fretless cl. guitar is a converted fretted guitar too. You can
hear a few samples hereHow do you get on with your fretless guitar? ... Any ideas anyone on my questions?
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Wibbleflex
Joined: 01/09/04
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Re: Classical guitar strings
[Re: ElGreco]
#117357 - 19/04/05 02:37 PM
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You should get flatwound bass strings instead of roundwound if you can find them for
classical..they'll be dead smooth and won't mark your fingerboard. I have flatwound down
to the 3rd (g) string and 1 and 2 are unwound steel.
I love the fretless..still
learning to play it. It's great being properly in tune, and very expressive.
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zenguitar
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Joined: 05/12/02
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Loc: Devon
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Re: Classical guitar strings
[Re: ElGreco]
#117602 - 20/04/05 12:11 AM
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The squeak from the strings on a classical depends as much on your hands as the strings.
Some of us squeak a lot, others get away with little or no squeak. The biggest
cause is the oils that our fingers produce. I know a lot of classical players dust their
hands with talc before playing as they find it helps a lot. Andy 
-------------------- When the going gets weird, the Weird turn Pro.
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redstevo
Joined: 08/09/04
Posts: 127
Loc: Oxford
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Re: Classical guitar strings
[Re: zenguitar]
#117820 - 20/04/05 01:55 PM
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cool sounds from your guitar El Greco! nice website as well. I liked the Hedjaz noodle and
Ipanema. Its funny, but I really imagined the fretless-ness of your guitar to make it
sound more different than the clips show. You can hear it clearly on the Hedjaz piece with
some of the slides. A nice leftfield idea anyway. Good playing!
redstevo
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ElGreco
Joined: 27/09/04
Posts: 203
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Re: Classical guitar strings
[Re: redstevo]
#117914 - 20/04/05 05:05 PM
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Hello to all! Thank you for replying and redstevo thank you for your good words
about my playing (although I dont believe it is so good). I have seen many people recommending Thomastik KR116 flatwound strings for a fretless
classical guitar. Are there any online shops in the UK or in Germany, where I could order
this particular set from? Thank you! P.S. Redstevo, the hedjaz improvisation clip features a normal spanish classical guitar.
It is not fretless..
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redstevo
Joined: 08/09/04
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Loc: Oxford
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Re: Classical guitar strings
[Re: ElGreco]
#118232 - 21/04/05 09:49 AM
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ooops! just goes to show .... how much I know! I liked the clip though.
I read a
quote a little while back from some classical authority that basically said you had to
practice (classical I presume) guitar for three hours a day just to be average (or even
averagely bad). Does anyone know who said this and whether they are having a laugh!
redstevo
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Psi
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Joined: 27/03/04
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Re: Classical guitar strings
[Re: ElGreco]
#118665 - 21/04/05 10:23 PM
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Sounds about the same amount of practice as a lot of serious players (of various
instruments) that I know put in per day! Of course, it depends on what your
definition of 'average' is 
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Wibbleflex
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Re: Classical guitar strings
[Re: Psi]
#118900 - 22/04/05 11:21 AM
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All serious players have to put in a lot of work in the end, but there is a steep
learning curve with classical guitar. It will take you a while to play a simple melody
compared to piano for example, and playing harmonies involves moving the hands in quite
counter intuitive ways.
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