To enable a short-scale/fractional guitar (children guitar) to sound and feel "corect", it is necessary to use specially designed strings.

Through the smaller body and shorter neck student guitars have a significantly shorter scale length.

If you were to cut a full-size 4/4 guitar string, the string tension would be reduced significantly, on a 3/4 instrument at least 15% too low tension (Taylor's formula). The results are string rattling on the fretboard, nasal sound, "fifths uncleanness" and "slopy" playability.

Therefore you should only use specially designed and manufactured strings on children guitars.

The Hannabach 890 Series offers the perfectly mached strings for guitar sizes in 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and 7/8.