Western Guitar and classical Guitar music

[BeatH]

Hi
I'm playing guitar since more then 40 years sometimes more sometimes less.
Started with folk and blues, I'm pure autodidact and play just for fun.
Some times ago I heard Sor, Tarrega and Paganini. Since then I changed. I'm fan of this music.
Now I'm trying to master Paganini Sonaten.
I'm still playing with a Western Guitar (Guild F30) and steel strings.
I'm considering to change to a classical guitar.
Does somebody has the same western-guitar background? Specifically does it make a huge difference when playing with a classical guitar.
My current problem is playing F barree's with the steel strings.
Thanks for a feedback
Beat

[GeoffB]

Hi Beat,

Welcome to the forum! Quite a few of our members started on steel strung acoustic guitars before switching to classical. Generally a classical guitar is felt to be better for the classical repertoire, from the point of view of tone, sustain, etc. You can find a couple of discussions about the differences here and here.

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Best wishes,
Geoff

[BeatH]

Hi Geoff
Thanks for the links.
This is what I was looking for: Read about experience in this subject.
Best regards
Beat

[Rick Hutt]

Welcome! I play both steel string and classical pretty much daily. I am in a country swing/bluegrass band, and nothing matches my Martins for cutting through the other instruments. But for classical music, the nylong string guitar is almost a necessity. Its wider fingerboard takes a bit to get used to, but you will probably be more satisfied with the sound of Sor, tarrega, etc. on the classical guitar. Enjoy!