It's in the nature of damping that it tends to 'eat' high frequencies faster than lows. This doesn't generate sound it's more like trying to run in knee deep water. ![]() As they vibrate they have to push more air aside. Also, nylon strings, because of their lower density, have to be fatter than steel to have similar mass and tension. The energy of the tap is wasted very quickly, so the pate won't ring on. ![]() If you tap on a plate of steel it clangs, while a similar plate of nylon just goes 'thud'. One is that nylon, as a material, has higher damping than steel. Nylon strings have much higher 'damping' than steel: they dissipate energy faster as they vibrate. I have to warn everybody that it's going to get technical in a hurry here. Nylon strings are different from steel, and that difference drives most of the differences in the structure between the two types of guitar. ![]() Mahogany would be a poor choice for the top on a Classical guitar.
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