[geeks] Guitar callouses

[Joshua D. Boyd]

Oddly enough, the strings on my clasical guitar are wrapped.  Well, at 
least the low E,A,D, and G strings are.  The B and High E strings are
plain nylon.  I've never actually changed the strings on that guitar, and
that's what they came with.  Before anyone starts worrying, I do regularly
change the strings on my electric.

I love the old Gibson acoustics.  I wish I could afford one.  But, again,
I don't really play enough to justify the expense to myself.  After
spending significant time playing such a beast, I've never been able to
bring myself to spend money on a cheaper accoustic.

--
Joshua Boyd

On Wed, 6 Jun 2001, John Duksta wrote:

> I imagine that you're not getting callouses because of the
> - light strings on the eletric
> - the fact that (IIRC) classical guitars are usually strung with plain
>    nylon string (i.e. not wrapped)
> 
> I've been playing about an hour or so a day for the last month
> on both an el-cheapo Yahama folk acoustic and a beatiful old
> early 1960's Guild F-30, both strung with light gauge wound strings.