Classical Acoustic Guitar

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A classical guitar uses nylon strings (originally gut) over a body of spruce and rosewood. The standard scale length is 650 mm, and the body is about 48 cm at its widest. Torres-style classical guitars have been the standard since the 1860s. The instrument's sound hole is not actually where most of the sound comes from; it is the vibrating top plate that does the heavy lifting.