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Author:  Lefty007 [ October 3rd, 2008, 9:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: This is all I want...

Rodent wrote:
do I have these right?

1.875" nut width
2.625" neck width at the 12th fret on a 34" scale
.125" gap between oouter edge of string and edge of neck

thanks for your thoughts!

R



I always favor a 1.75"-wide nut, but I have small hands. The measurement at the heel it's also important. I think around 2.85" or 2.90" should be nice. I know that a full 3.00" at the heel is a bit wide for me at least, like a Sadowsky. But a 1.875"-wide nut is very standard in most 5-strings.

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