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Old 10-16-2009, 12:53 PM
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jackstrat, it sounds to me like that dealer was downplaying your intelligence. You should go back to them and ask them why they omitted the rest of the story. 1/16" at the nut can equate to 1/8" at the bridge and sometimes more. As has been mentioned here, nut width is important when it relates to how spacing is considered at the 12th fret and at the bridge/saddle area. A 1 3/4" nut [on a Martin anyway] equates (generally) to 2 1/4" or 2 5/16" or in my case, 2 3/8" string spacing at the bridge. On the other hand, 1 11/16" at the nut generally equates to 2 1/8" at the bridge. In my case, the difference is 1/4" string spacing at the bridge.

I had this discussion with a shop owner once and was told I was splitting hairs. Too bad, he lost a sale for blowing off my concern and not trying to understand where the [string spacing] line was drawn for me.
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