If one put all steel strings on a classical acoustic guitar, would this damage the guitar? Would it sound....?

Question

Would it sound the same as a regular acoustic guitar?

Would it sound the same as an acoustic guitar with all steel strings?
Conversely, would anacoustic guitar with three nylon strings sound like a classical guitar?

Would it sound the same as an acoustic guitar with all steel strings?
Conversely, would anacoustic guitar with three nylon strings sound like a classical guitar?

Would it sound the same as an acoustic guitar with all steel strings?
Conversely, would an acoustic guitar with three nylon strings sound like a classical guitar?

Answer 1

Most likely Yes! Steel strings exhorts tremendous amount of
pressure on the neck and a classical guitar is not built to
handle such a pressure.(By the way all classical guitar are "acoustic" meaning that the sound/resonance
is projected thru the wood of the guitar."Folk" guitars are also acoustic but they use steel strings instead of nylon strings). You could put nylon strings in a guitar (non-electric) made for steel strings and will not damage the neck (since the pressure is much lower) but I cannot be sure that the sound will be as good as the sound emitted using a guitar built just to handle nylon strings (classical).
I hope this will help.

Answer 2

If you're talking about a nylon string acoustic, i wouldn't do that. For one - i assume you'd be running the ball end of the steel / bronze , etc. strings right up through the holes in the bridge that normally would be a wrap with the nylon strings, and you could damage - or at least put some bad wear on the bridge. Plus, any kind of other strings (nickel , bronze , steel , etc.) would put much more tension on the guitars bridge and top , neck , headstock , tuners , etc. and i don't think you'd want to experiment at the cost of damaging the guitar , would you? If you're thinking "well , the bottom 3 strings are steel , right?" , yeah , they're a metal outer winding , but they're also a mostly silk inner core , much less tension than steel strings.

Answer 3

A classical guitar that is made for nylon strings does not have the fan bracing to support the pressure exerted by steel strings therefore the guitar will buckle under the strain over time and the instrument will be destroyed.

Answer 4

It would with out a doubt ruin the instrument. Nylon and gut strings have a much lower tension at pitch that steel strings. Classical guitars do not have a truss rod, an adjustable steel rod that is used to help adjust the curve of the neck to offset the tension of steel strings. Also, the tops are not braced the same, again to accommodate lower tension of nylon strings. The neck and finger board size is totally different. I have a friend who did this to his classical and in a few weeks it was toast.

Answer 5

I believe it would not support the tension of steel strings.
Besides, steel strings would most likely be difficult to tie.

Answer 6

I would not do that, but it may NOT damage anything. Nylons strings are easier on the neck, the frets, and the fingertips.
It would sound different, but not like a dreadnought.

Answer 7

it can damage the guitar. It can bend the neck cause they are not made for steel.