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If you leave the string spacing at the saddle the same and increase the string spacing at the nut by a certain amount then the string spacing at the 12th fret will have increased by only half that amount. So yes, as you move up the neck the difference in string spacing at the nut is less noticable.
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OK, the strings spread out as you go up the neck. The amount by which they spread varies among builders, and also with the purpose of the guitar. The Martin standard for OM style guitars is for the string spacing (center of the two E strings) at the bridge to be 1/2" more than the width of the nut, and for the width of the fretboard at the 12th fret also to be 1/2" more than the width of the nut. So the board's width at the 12th fret is the same as the string spacing at the bridge (which is what people usually mean when they just say "string spacing"). For dreadnoughts, the Martin standard is 1-11/16" nut, 2-1/8" 12th fret and string spacing. So the taper of the dreadnought board is less; it's 7/16" from nut to 12th fret, instead of the OM's 1/2". There is a little room to play with that 1/2" flare in the board, and also room to play a bit independently with the string spacing. This depends on how wide the player wants the board to be up the neck, how wide the player wants the strings to be spaced apart up the neck, and also how close to the edges of the board the strings are to sit. For example, a flatpicker tends to want the strings closer together over the body than a fingerpicker. That's why the Martin standard is for closer spacing on the dreds, which are intended more as a flatpicking guitar. A jazz player is usually a flatpicker, and often will want even less flare on the board, so, for example, Bob Benedetto's standard board is 1-3/4" at the nut, and 2-1/8" 12th fret (probably also 2-1/8" string spacing, I'm not certain). The 12th fret and bridge spacing don't have to be identical--it depends on how close to the edges of the board the strings are to go as well as the spacing the player likes. I have found that a 1-3/4" nut and 2-1/4" string spacing can be comfortably used with the board only flaring to 2-3/16 at the 12th fret; I put the strings just a bit closer to the edges (an average of 1/32" on each side, but I'll usually give the high E more room than the low E). Did this help?
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To me the string spacing is what is critical. I played a new CA guitar with 1 3/4 nut but the E strings were well off the edge. It made it difficult for me to put my thumb around the neck and grab the low E string. Also the edges of the finger board seemed sharper and added to the difficulty. My Gibson J-100 is a little narrower than the 1 3/4 but they put the strings out closer to the edge, easier to grab and increase the spacing beyond what the CA is I believe. A very small difference can make a huge difference in feel, though I am sure you can get used to many different necks. But if you grap the E string (I know maybe not good form) spacing and placement makes a big difference.
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