14 fret nylon string?

[dougdnh]

I thought it would be fun to have a nylon string to do some bossa nova and jazz. Looking for an OM sized cutaway with a narrower nut than a real classical.
I'm not looking to spend a bundle. Any recommendations?

[TBman]

Originally Posted by dougdnh

I thought it would be fun to have a nylon string to do some bossa nova and jazz. Looking for an OM sized cutaway with a narrower nut than a real classical.
I'm not looking to spend a bundle. Any recommendations?

Look at the Cordoba Fusion line of guitars. I have the Fusion 14. It's a "cross over."

[Rudy4]

I would also recommend you check out the full line of Cordoba nylons:

[mr. beaumont]

A third vote to check out the Cordoba crossover. Also worth checking out would be the Yamaha NTX-1

[redir]

The problem as I see it as a guitar maker is that a 14 fret positions the bridge much closer to the sound hole and further away from the center of the lower bout. So you are really changing the dynamics of the way a classical guitar top works to produce tone.

A better alternative imho would be a cut away body to get easy access to the the higher frets.

[lkingston]

What you are looking for is any nylon string “crossover” guitar. There are all sorts of choices: Godin Multiacs, Yamaha NTX series, Ibanez nylon thinlines (Tim Hensen), Cordoba Fusion, Ortega Tour Player, Cort Nylectric, etc..

I’ve been playing this style of guitar for about a year now and absolutely love it. My main home play/practice guitar is a Yamah NTX-5.

[dougdnh]

Thanks for all the feedback. I was leaning towards the NTX, but from what I can tell the body is quite thin, like 3.5"? I'll be primarily playing acoustic only, so I would prefer something with a 'normal' (4") sized body. The Alvarez AC65HCE looks interesting, of course the Codoba Fusion, and it looks like Lag makes something also. I was hoping to find something used, but there's not that much out there.

[Turp]

I have a Takemine TC135SC. It's been a fun guitar, but I have my eyes on a Buscarino Starlight Nylon. With that, I'd be willing to let go. I can send you pics if you end up looking that direction.

[PapaLobo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pC90GqSSX0