Quick Links This Day in Music History Music Education @ DataDragon.com Music Education Forums Maintain Your Forum Information Bernadette Peters - Broadway's Best Sudoku (take a break for a puzzle!) Topic: guitars for a novice From the Music Questions forum. Post a reply or begin a new topic. View other threads or jump to a different forum. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web datadragon.com Author Topic:   guitars for a novice smiles Registered User Registered: 9/25/2005 posted: 9/25/2005 at 9:57:02 AM ET As a novice in the world of guitars, I wonder if someone could make a distinction between a guitar and a dreadnaught? Thanks in advance. imnidiot Registered User From: Ashley PA Registered: 3/28/2005 posted: 9/25/2005 at 12:51:33 PM ET A Dreadnaught is the description for a large body guitar. I am a fragment of my imagination Pete Registered User From: North Coast NSW, Australia Registered: 3/20/2005 posted: 9/25/2005 at 7:00:46 PM ET ...and it has steel strings, where a Classical guitar has nylon. Some smaller people and most kids up to teen years find getting their arm over the body can be a problem. Don;t, under any circumstances, let a salesperson or a teacher convince you that a Classical is easier to start on, it isn't, a steel string with light guage strings is far easier. The only time I suggest a Classical for a beginner student is when they wish to learn Classical, or Flamenco. The unfortunate practise of asking school students to learn on nylon string guitars has been the death knell of many a fine potential guitarist. Baruch 3:14 Do you think this topic is inappropriate? Vote it down. After a thread receives a certain amount of negative votes it will be automatically locked. Please contact us with any concerns you might have.

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