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Widen Nut String Spacing on X20?
Wondering if anyone has tried making a nut for an X20 to widen the string spacing a little, by putting the E strings a little closer to the edge? I seem to recall comments that there is a little more distance from the edge of the fretboard to the strings on Emeralds.....but who knows, maybe I am confusing this with another brand .
Why am I asking? I'm looking at getting an X20 and wanted to know if there would be value in getting Emerald to cut the nut slots a little closer to the edge.
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Cutting slots is easier with zero glide nuts because they don't have to be as accurate. Still, I was too lazy to even do that and ordered fully custom zero glide nuts from Goldtone, including stainless steel frets and black delrin material. I am sure Emerald can change the string spacing at the nut if you ask them, but wouldn't the spacing at the bridge have to be widened as well?
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String Margins_600.jpg You can see the X-20 has more spacing than most of the others. I've made new nuts for two of my guitars to help with that but haven't done the X-20 yet. I'd be interested to hear what Emerald says if you ask them to change the string spacing at the nut. I tried to get the neck width shaved down a little but was told my guitar was too far along in the build to do that. |
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No, not really. You might get another 1/16" of string spacing at the nut, and the angle at the bridge would be imperceptibly tiny. I suspect that wider string spacing might be limited by the programming of the Plek machine more than anything. They are set up for 1.75" nut width and 1.5" string spacing.
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