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Old 12-27-2015, 01:58 PM
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Default string spacing?

Looking to get my first archtop under $1000, but the string spacing at the bridge seems so narrow on a lot of them. I was hoping to find 2 3/16...is it out there?
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Old 12-27-2015, 06:30 PM
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Looking to get my first archtop under $1000, but the string spacing at the bridge seems so narrow on a lot of them. I was hoping to find 2 3/16...is it out there?
Unlikely...standard archtop string spacing is 2-1/16". 2-1/8" is considered wide string spacing.
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