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An '''extended range guitar''' is a guitar with more than 6 strings. For certain microtonal guitars, e.g. the [[Kite guitar]], this may not actually increase the range, because the interval between strings may be smaller than usual. | An '''extended range guitar''' is a guitar with more than 6 strings. For certain microtonal guitars, e.g. the [[Kite guitar]], this may not actually increase the range, because the interval between strings may be smaller than usual. | ||
With more strings, it's important to avoid both a too-wide neck and a too-tight string spacing. | With more strings, it's important to avoid both a too-wide neck and a too-tight string spacing. The 7-string [[wikipedia:Russian_guitar|Russian guitar]] (now also made in Ukraine and Romania) tends to have a narrower fingerboard and a tighter spacing than a 7-string classical guitar. | ||
== General resources == | == General resources == | ||
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==== Thomann Classica ==== | ==== Thomann Classica ==== | ||
US$ | US$322 7-string nylon: https://www.thomannmusic.com/thomann_classica_fusion_7_string.htm | ||
US$ | US$339 8-string nylon: https://www.thomannmusic.com/thomann_classica_fusion_8_string.htm | ||
=== Mid-range (US$500-1200) === | === Mid-range (US$500-1200) === | ||
==== Ortega ==== | |||
7-string model: | |||
https://reverb.com/item/65299164-family-series-pro-7-string-solid-top-nylon-classical-guitar-w-bag | |||
==== Agile ==== | ==== Agile ==== | ||
various 7 and 8 strings, sold in the US by Rondo | various 7 and 8 strings, sold in the US by Rondo | ||
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Discontinued $1600 8-string steel string: [https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/C2088AXPSTB--ovation-exoticwoods-custom-elite-8-string-sapele-tobacco-burst sweetwater.com/store/detail/C2088AXPSTB--ovation-exoticwoods-custom-elite-8-string-sapele-tobacco-burst] | Discontinued $1600 8-string steel string: [https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/C2088AXPSTB--ovation-exoticwoods-custom-elite-8-string-sapele-tobacco-burst sweetwater.com/store/detail/C2088AXPSTB--ovation-exoticwoods-custom-elite-8-string-sapele-tobacco-burst] | ||
Try to get an Ovation case, it won't fit in most other cases. | Try to get an Ovation case, as it won't fit in most other cases. | ||
==== Rozini (Brazil) ==== | ==== Rozini (Brazil) ==== | ||