nylon strings
Softer than steel
Nylon strings are guitar strings made from synthetic nylon rather than steel or gut.
They produce a warm, mellow tone and are standard on classical and flamenco guitars.
The term often distinguishes classical-style guitars from steel-string acoustics: She prefers nylon strings for fingerpicking.
Nylon strings are gentler on the fingers than steel.
- string tensionTightness of stretched filament
- ukuleleSmall Hawaiian stringed instrument
- classical guitarAcoustic with nylon strings
- harpPlucked orchestral strings
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
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- harp stringscatgut
- string instrumentsukulele, mandolin, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, classical guitar
- acoustic guitarsclassical guitar, folk guitar, flamenco guitar, dreadnought, Spanish guitar
- instrument accessoriespicks, guitar picks, pick, plectrum, flatpick
- instrument stringsguitar string, bass string, violin string, harp string, steel string
- marionettesmarionette, wooden body, control bar, crossbar, dangle