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10-25-2014, 12:28 PM
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12-string guitars with a 1 7/8" nut?
One of the things that I find to be more important concerning the playability of 12-strings in the spacing between the courses. So what are some 12-strings that feature a 1 7/8" nut?
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10-25-2014, 12:59 PM
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confirm that
NOTP is right
My Taylor GA3 12 is 1 7/8 at the nut. An easy playing 12 string by the way. Doesnt have the big jangly tone of a Guild or Martin, but it sure is friendly to the fretting hand.
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10-25-2014, 01:10 PM
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Seagull's Coastline S12 is ever so slightly wider at 1.9" (roughly 1-29/32"). I believe all the Godin brands 12 string nut width is 1.9".
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10-25-2014, 01:49 PM
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10-25-2014, 02:48 PM
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Many, if not all Ovations have a 1-7/8th nut.
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10-25-2014, 02:57 PM
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10-25-2014, 02:57 PM
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1 7/8 feels like the perfect width for a 12 string neck. I have to be honest that I never remember playing a 12 string that I felt had a width too far from that. It's normally the depth (fatness) of the neck that gets to me...
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#9
10-25-2014, 04:15 PM
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I'd say 1 & 7/8" is the minimum nut width. I did have a Del 'Arte with a 2" nut which was fine - no wider than a classical.
My D12-20 is 1 &7/8" and Ok as long as you keep your fingernails really short.
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10-25-2014, 04:24 PM
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12-string guitars with a 1-7/8" nut?
Both my Art & Lutherie 12-string dread, and my Martin D12-35 slope have 1-7/8" nuts. I owned a 12-string many years ago with a 2" nut and it was difficult to play.
 Glen
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#11
10-25-2014, 04:35 PM
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I think anything other than 1 7/8 would be an anomaly, not the norm.
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#12
10-25-2014, 04:37 PM
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I guess my lack of experience with 12-strings is showing.
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10-25-2014, 05:03 PM
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My Goodall 12 string has a 1 31/32" nut. I also play classical guitar, so I find this very comfortable.
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10-25-2014, 10:39 PM
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I like the old Guild 1 13/16. I think they're now 1 7/8.
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10-25-2014, 10:56 PM
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