Truss Rods in " Concert Size " Electro Classical Guitars
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 2:14 am
Truss Rods in Properly Full-Sized ( but with Cutaway Models included ) Classical Guitars.
I own a Crafter CE 24/YL ( Anyone know what the " YL" stands for ? ) and am delighted that minimising neck warpage has been tackled in this way.
I notice however that terms like " nylon string " ..." Spanish "..." Classical " risk being misleading and that where there is a sizeable market for " Acoustic Style Folk " Guitars with nylon strings,there is a risk to someone like myself of ending up with the wrong sort of instrument.
My understanding of the historical perspective of the Classical Guitar is that the 1850 " Torres" absolutely defined its dimensions,so ,earlier on in my life whilst learning ( an ongoing process surely ! ) I did my best to use guitars that were as close as possible to those original specifications.
I want to buy a second Electro Classical Guitar,with a truss rod, ( like the Crafter ) that contains a transducer ( if that is what they are still called ) but don't know how,or where, to look.
Nowadays I find cambered necks and narrowed fingerboards are being included under a vague umbrella term of
" Classical " by manufacturers ,although mercifully,there can sometimes be " fine print " making references to these variants on the original design.
Are there any other Classical Guitarists among you who enjoy amplifying the sounds of Classical Guitar Music and who want the longevity to the instrument's life that a Truss Rod provides, but who also wish that the Scale of the instrument is otherwise as close as possible to the Torres original.
If so,where are you good people finding your instruments ?
Or,have things moved on too far for this to be any more than a dream on my part ?
Hoping to be able to benefit from some collective wisdom here,
Curious Newbie
Sam Waylen
I own a Crafter CE 24/YL ( Anyone know what the " YL" stands for ? ) and am delighted that minimising neck warpage has been tackled in this way.
I notice however that terms like " nylon string " ..." Spanish "..." Classical " risk being misleading and that where there is a sizeable market for " Acoustic Style Folk " Guitars with nylon strings,there is a risk to someone like myself of ending up with the wrong sort of instrument.
My understanding of the historical perspective of the Classical Guitar is that the 1850 " Torres" absolutely defined its dimensions,so ,earlier on in my life whilst learning ( an ongoing process surely ! ) I did my best to use guitars that were as close as possible to those original specifications.
I want to buy a second Electro Classical Guitar,with a truss rod, ( like the Crafter ) that contains a transducer ( if that is what they are still called ) but don't know how,or where, to look.
Nowadays I find cambered necks and narrowed fingerboards are being included under a vague umbrella term of
" Classical " by manufacturers ,although mercifully,there can sometimes be " fine print " making references to these variants on the original design.
Are there any other Classical Guitarists among you who enjoy amplifying the sounds of Classical Guitar Music and who want the longevity to the instrument's life that a Truss Rod provides, but who also wish that the Scale of the instrument is otherwise as close as possible to the Torres original.
If so,where are you good people finding your instruments ?
Or,have things moved on too far for this to be any more than a dream on my part ?
Hoping to be able to benefit from some collective wisdom here,
Curious Newbie
Sam Waylen