Thanks for all of the great comments!
I agree with the comment about the nut width of 1.69." Both guitars that I am considering, the Atkin LG47 and the Gibson Historic Banner have 1.69" nut widths. It's weird isn't it? The banners had 1.725" nuts, from my research, so why narrow it down to the width that came along later in the 50s??? And Atkin can do whatever they want, and they chose to make the nut width on their guitars the same narrow 1.69." I would prefer 1.75." Sometimes modern techniques/specs should take precedence over vintage specs, IMO. I would think most people would also have the same preference in nut width.
This is such an uncommon comparison, the Atkin LG47 vs. the Gibson 1942 Banner LG-2. The Atkin is very rare in the US and the most people haven't tried the new Gibson.
I'm leaning on trying out the Atkin.
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