The difference is like night and day to me. Having just gotten a 1 3/4" nut OM recently (inexpensive Silver Creek), it's about all I play right now, but the 1 11/16" size is still a joy to play as well. However there's no mistaking which is which. Far more finger-picking room (or flat-picking room) and room to form chords on the 1 3/4". Also bending room. I really enjoy playing blues on the wider nut. Strumming the large nut size is still fine, though for stumming-only the smaller nut size is easier (of course). But when I try to finger pick on it now, it's feels more like I have to "pick at" and on top of the strings on the 1 11/16", rather than the sensation of "picking in" the strings, that the 1 3/4" nut feels like. The SC also has 2 5/16" string spacing at the saddle btw.
It's all good though.
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