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  • January 15, 2007 at 5:44 pm #24015
    GeoNjules
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    I bought a 25 year old Norma. Looks like the strings have never been changed. I Dont have a clue on what kind of strings to get. I guess its a “parlor” guitar. The body is 30″x13″, but has a full sized neck…..Any help?

    Heres a pic.

    http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r…s/IMG_7408.jpg

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    • January 17, 2007 at 6:11 pm #67665
      glw
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      I have a baritone uke that’s nylon strung. I love that little axe.

    • January 16, 2007 at 4:42 pm #67648
      lee_UK
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      I have 2 Nylon strung guitars, one which has it’s roots in ‘East Germany’ and was aquired when i was 11yrs old, lets see, thats erm… well lets say i got it in 1976 and its still going strong on it’s original set of strings.
      The 2nd i got last year a Francisco Bros B24 i got off ebay, not very old and still on its original set, so i know naff all about nylon strings, but the Bronzers always look good.

    • January 16, 2007 at 5:34 am #67632
      1bassleft
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      The pic link seems to be dead, Geo. Now call me mad (as in “beat me with butter and eggs and call me Victoria” mad) but I quite like a parlour acoustic, that’ll never be amp’d up, with some nylons. There’s something quite sonorous about a nylon strung acoustic just played for casuals.

      OK, I’ll get laughed at, but at least I didn’t suggest ghastly phosphor bronzes. Anyone else who likes a nylon strung sometimes?

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