Orangewood Guitars

[jasbo49]

Originally Posted by Horseflesh

I'm pretty interested in an Orangewood for my wife's first guitar because, not knowing jack about acoustics, their good setup promise is appealing.

One thing that is holding me back is the nut is only 44mm and in my "help me pick a beginner guitar" thread, nearly everyone said that a wider nut is easier to play.

44mm is darned close to 1 3/4 inches. Nobody asks for a wider nut than that on a steel-string guiar. I've just ordered an Orangewood Oliver Jr. with a 43mm nut. I might like it wider, but I can adjust.

If you get your wife an Orangewood Oliver or a Yamaha FS800, I'm pretty sure she'll be happy.

Jim

[Horseflesh]

Thanks Jim. Now that I look at it, I was misremembering my sizes. I was thinking 44 mm was like a 1 11/16" nut but it's basically 1.75" like you said. Cool. The Oliver looks like a pretty safe bet.