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Hello! I am new to this forum, and I was just given my grandmother's old El Degas C-90 classical guitar, which I am guessing she probably bought in the 1970s. I don't know much about guitars in general because I don't play much, and I definitely have never heard about El Degas guitars before now! Does anyone know anything about the C-90 model? I will try to post some pictures sometime.

The CL- models are classical guitars - other than that, there isn't much info.

I do not know enough about classical guitars to tell whether they are copies of certain classical guitars or just generic/original classical models (they all look the same to me )

There seem to be MIJ (made in Japan) and MIK (made in Korea) models, as well as some made in other countries like Romania.

Thank you! Do you have any suggestions of some good strings to get? As I said, I don't know much about guitars.

I do believe the classicals are made to take nylon strings, but don't quote me on that.

You might want to talk to the folks at your local music store, maybe even take the guitar in with you - they should be able to help.

bethanbeth wrote:Thank you! Do you have any suggestions of some good strings to get? As I said, I don't know much about guitars.

A picture would be helpful, but the way to tell what you need is to look at the bridge (that's where the strings are fastened to the body, below your right arm). If the strings are tied off in a loop they're nylon. If the strings are held in place by pins they're steel. There are lots of good brands to choose from; D'Addario is popular as well as those named after the guitar brands (Fender, Gibson, etc) You'll have to decide what gauge to get though, especially for steel strings. Lighter = easier on the fingers but not as loud.