Should I choose NOVA nylon or steel?

Choose Innovator if you want nylon feel, classical-crossover warmth, and a modern response. Choose Revelator if you want a steel-string OM voice with projection and open acoustic power.

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Nylon or steel guitar?

Start with the voice. Nylon and steel ask for different touch, projection, and musical roles.

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NOVA Innovator and Revelator model comparison

Nylon

Choose Innovator for nylon crossover

Innovator is the nylon starting point: classical-based, double-top, and made for players who want the warmth of nylon with a modern crossover reach.

Classical-based response
Nylon crossover comfort
Double-top clarity

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Steel

Choose Revelator for steel OM

Revelator is the steel-string starting point: OM acoustic direction, offset soundhole projection, and a strong open voice for players who want more steel-string energy.

Steel-string OM route
Offset soundhole projection
Full or Venetian Cutaway

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Then refine the path

If neither main route fits exactly, Glider, Classic, Keeper, and Lite/Core/Signature levels let you refine the feel, budget, and specification without leaving the NOVA family.

Glider for nylon-jazz
Classic for classical route
Keeper for compact steel

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