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Old 10-16-2009, 11:18 AM
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I can't speak from experience, as every one of my guitars, acoustic & electric, is 1 11/16". HOWEVER...

I find the "playing difficulty" (when fingerpicking) VARIES WIDELY between them. All the nuts are the same. Hmmm...interesting...

All the string spacing at the saddles are NOT. Mine vary from 2" to 2 1/4". Which begs the question, "is string spacing AT THE SADDLE more important that nut width?"

I'm guessing wider nut width + strings going out at a slight angle = wider spacing at bridge, so this would be exaggerated even more with a 1 3/4" or 1 5/8" nut.

FURTHERMORE... the neck profiles also vary somewhat, which I can say from experience, is FAR MORE IMPORTANT than nut width or saddle spacing.

And we won't even go into neck radius...


I guess what I'm saying is, I'll bet of all the above factors, nut width is one of the LEAST important... neck profile being the MOST important.

All IMTO... that's In My THEORETICAL Opinion...
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