Well the guitar bug has firmly bitten and taken a strong hold. I do love steel string but I had to try nylon string classical guitar. I visited many music stores over a few months and played a number of them. The problem was the wide nut width, usually 2.04" and the flat fret board. I prefer a radius fretboard on all my ukes and of course steel string guitars have a radius. Enter the crossover models of nylon string guitars, these were conceived for steel string players wanting to try nylon. Most makes have a 1-7/8" nut width and they all have a radius fretboard. Some have a cut away with pick ups for plug in performance. Manufactures like Cordoba, Godin and Taylor to name a few are making these
I purchased a Cordoba C9 Crossover, solid cedar top and solid mahogany back and sides. It is based on their full sized C9 classical model but has the 1-7/8" nut width radiused crossover neck. This is a very well made and appointed guitar with a rich full sound and I really like it. I am playing folk, pop, country and rock on it just like the steel string and my ukes. It gives a nice warm but articulate sound and feels good under my fingers. The only place I could find this in Canada was Amazon.ca so I ordered from them. It got here in three days but there were issues with it. No doubt it sat in a warehouse and really dried out. The fret ends were ridiculously sharp and the back had sunk inwards instead of bowing outward, not good.
I contacted Amazon and have 30 days to return it, all no cost to me so it was a free experiment. They have no more in stock so I will receive a refund but I will be buying another one somewhere. I am also considering the C10 which is spruce and rosewood. Cordoba also has a lesser expensive line called Fusion with solid tops, laminated back and sides, cutaway and pick up at about half the price of the C9. If you want to try nylon string but do not like the wide flat fretboard the crossovers are the way to go.
I purchased a Cordoba C9 Crossover, solid cedar top and solid mahogany back and sides. It is based on their full sized C9 classical model but has the 1-7/8" nut width radiused crossover neck. This is a very well made and appointed guitar with a rich full sound and I really like it. I am playing folk, pop, country and rock on it just like the steel string and my ukes. It gives a nice warm but articulate sound and feels good under my fingers. The only place I could find this in Canada was Amazon.ca so I ordered from them. It got here in three days but there were issues with it. No doubt it sat in a warehouse and really dried out. The fret ends were ridiculously sharp and the back had sunk inwards instead of bowing outward, not good.
I contacted Amazon and have 30 days to return it, all no cost to me so it was a free experiment. They have no more in stock so I will receive a refund but I will be buying another one somewhere. I am also considering the C10 which is spruce and rosewood. Cordoba also has a lesser expensive line called Fusion with solid tops, laminated back and sides, cutaway and pick up at about half the price of the C9. If you want to try nylon string but do not like the wide flat fretboard the crossovers are the way to go.
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