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Old 04-16-2010, 03:56 PM
Christian Reno Christian Reno is offline
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Originally Posted by Tone Gopher View Post
....What are the limitations of going too wide? Why are there not more "finger style" guitars with a "standard" of 1 13/16"?
My guess is that many would find 1 13/16 a bit wide for a steel string, but it also comes down to neck profile. Tradition is a factor as well.

It seems the preference fingerstyle players have is 1 3/4, but it is always dangerous to generalize here. Hand size may or may not be the primary reason that players prefer a given nut width. As many have said in other posts, Muriel Anderson plays classical guitar with a very wide nut and she is tiny. I am 6' 1" with proportionate sized hands and I love 1 3/4 nuts as well as 1 11/16. My reasons have more to do with the styles I prefer to play. I can't help myself when it comes to thumb wraps.
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