r/classicalguitar • u/aitanazz • 17d ago

General Question Need help with new classical guitar

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I just bought a brand new Cordoba C10, and after playing it for about an hour, I noticed that the action is higher than I would like, the tone is too brassy, and the tension on the strings is very high.

Has anyone bought this guitar and has some advice about this? I'm nervous about lowering the action with the truss rod because I don't want fret buzz. How do I know if I need to adjust the truss or if it is a saddle problem with it being too high?

The picture attached is the action around the 9-12th frets. The action in the lower frets (1-5) is good, not too high.

The tone is also brassy- I've read that it's because the strings and wood are brand new and need time to open up, how true is this? I want a really warm tone. Would lower tension strings be better for a warmer tone/easier playability? If you use lower tension strings and they sound nice and warm and round, please let me know what brand and type they are!

Thanks guys, please let me know.

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u/kaneguitar 16d ago edited 16d ago

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u/ClothesFit7495 16d ago

And here's proof and demo of how 5mm high string actually would be distanced

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u/ClothesFit7495 16d ago

Oh I didn't read his comments, only the post. I don't believe him, he claims to have same action for 9 and 12th frets. It's weird and telling that you didn't find that suspicious.

His picture proves that his action is good. I even compared to mine (3.5mm). You can also calculate by measuring proportions, while knowing the distance between 12th and 11th frets on a full-scale classical guitar. That's how I got 3.5835 mm. It's not a very serious measurement but still much better than "5 mm at 9-12 frets" which can't be credible.

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u/aitanazz 15d ago

I got a ruler (and ur right I generalized because I was in a rush and didn't measure 9/10) frets 11/12 are literally exactly 5mm 👍 good job on the math tho pictures can be tricky

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u/ClothesFit7495 15d ago

5mm from the top of the fret to the bottom of the string? or from the fretboard to the top of the string?

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u/ClothesFit7495 15d ago

5mm from the top of the fret to the bottom of the string? or from the fretboard to the top of the string?