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Old 08-07-2019, 09:19 AM
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One thing to consider in terms of comfort and reach is that many 0 and parlor instruments are fairly deep to add volume (both the loudness kind and the cubic-inches kind). Some guitars that are a little taller and longer will also be a little shallower and you may find that to be more comfortable.
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Old 08-07-2019, 10:12 AM
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Thanks to everyone so far for the leads and advice. It's starting to look as though I will need to prioritize specs somewhat in order to get in the ballpark of what I'm looking for.
I recently went through the same Journey looking for an OM with the 1 and 11/16 nut. It took a while. I was actually at the point of ordering a guitar with the smaller nut when I found the perfect guitar on the Forum, for great price. they're out there, you just have to be patient
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I will need to prioritize specs somewhat in order to get in the ballpark of what I'm looking for.
Your budget will easily get you a custom (every spec you want) guitar from Halcyon.

I do believe there would be a bit of a wait though.
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Old 08-07-2019, 08:01 PM
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This Teton parlor guitar would probably work well for you. I really enjoy mine. They have plainer versions than my STP180DVB. The nut width on mine splits the difference between 1-11/16" and 1-3/4". I could get it out and measure body dimensions if the web site doesn't show them.

Just found them on another parlor model:

DIMENSIONS
Upper Bout Width: 248mm/9 3/4″
Body Length: 498mm/19 5/8″
Overall Length: 978mm/38 1/2″
http://www.tetonguitars.com/product/...-teton-guitar/
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Old 08-07-2019, 08:01 PM
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12 fretters with 1 11/16 nuts are very tough to find. If you can live with 14 fretter, as others have suggested, plenty of vintage Martin 0-18s to choose from and the right ones sound fantastic.
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Old 08-07-2019, 08:14 PM
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So reading this- I'm now looking at my recent addition Yamaha fs820- and it's 14 fret and 1 11/16-

I think if I really wanted- I might be able to squeeze a 1 3/4" nut on- I pushed a nut size up one once on a 3/4 classical guitar and it worked-

1/16 of an inch is approximately 1.5 mm- and so were talking about an expansion of 3/4 of a millimeter on each side of the fret board- not a lot really

nuts aren't that hard to change but some risk- obviously you don't want to glue it down very firmly.
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Old 08-07-2019, 08:17 PM
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....nuts aren't that hard to change but some risk- obviously you don't want to glue it down very firmly.
You never want to glue a nut down firmly. Two or three dots the size of a pin head on the end of the fret board using white glue is all you ever need. Lots of people have reported success spreading the strings a bit on Yamaha and other brands.
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Old 08-08-2019, 12:55 AM
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One of these might be in your wheel House: https://furchguitars.com/us/tvary-tela-a-rozmery/oom/
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Of the top of my head some of the Guild m20s from the 60s and 70s have a 1 11/16th nut width and would be exactly the size you are looking for. I have a modern one with a wider nut, but the older ones don't break the bank.

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