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I'm a new guitar player and found an old acoustic guitar in the attic which had rusty strings.
I bought some Elixir Phosphor bronze acoustic strings, but now that I have received them I'm kinda confused.

Pictures for visual aid

Above you will find some pictures.
I let one string stay for ease of clarification.
My understanding of my guitar is that I have to tie it with a knot just like the last string is right now as there are no pins, but the Elixir strings has this loop.
Can I use them anyway and how would I tie them with the loop? :)
To be honest I am also confused that it says 3/4 acoustic, concert and classical guitar on the label inside the guitar, I understand that 3/4 means size but can it be all three at the same time?

Brian Towers
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Mathias R
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    Just to avoid any further confusion, if you have any luthier or music store in your area, I recommend getting their help with picking out strings; they ought to be able to show you how to put them on, too. – Andy Bonner Oct 17 '22 at 16:53
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    As John says, if you have put the strings on, take them off immediately! They're not the correct ones for that guitar! They will single-handedly wreck it in one go! – Tim Oct 17 '22 at 18:43

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The instrument in the photo is a classical guitar, not acoustic. It uses nylon strings: the three treble strings are from plain nylon (like the one remaining on the photo), and the three bass strings are nylon fibers with metal wound, unlike acoustic/electric guitar strings which have steel core.

Don't put metal (acoustic or electric) strings on a classical guitar. See e.g. Putting a steel string on a classical guitar? (classical guitar with truss rods)

user1079505
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    Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been [moved to chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/139996/discussion-on-answer-by-user1079505-strings-for-my-guitar-im-supposed-to-tie). – Doktor Mayhem Oct 20 '22 at 07:15
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…and just to reinforce user1079505’s answer, if you did manage to put them on remove them immediately. A classical guitar is designed for about 1/2 to 1/3 the string tension of a steel string acoustic so you can easily damage the neck or bridge or both with steel strings.

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