I have three guitars with a 1 3/4 inch nut width. Square Deal, Olson, etc. any suggestions on something under $500; preferably closer to $350-400? 25,5" scale length Incl. MF has the following in the description: solid Sitka spruce tops with similarly resonant mahogany backs. Home / Guitars / 1 3/4" Nut Width / Page 1 of 7 Guitars Acoustic Flattop Guitars Archtop Baritone Guitars Bass Guitars Brazilian Rosewood Classical Nylon / String Dreadnought Guitars Electric Guitars Gypsy Jazz Left-Handed Guitars On Hold Parlor Guitars 12 String Guitars Resonators Sold Specials Stolen Guitars So nut widths of the classical guitar can reach ar… By introducing a more orderly vibration to the guitar’s top, V-Class bolsters the sustain and volume to offer players a more dynamic voice to explore, while also resolving the minor intonation issues that players have long had to contend with. If you like the Ami that would save you bux. This website uses cookies for functionality, analytics and advertising purposes as described in our, Queen Annes Revenge, loyal sea dog, grog. The Recording King 000 guitars have a nut width slightly wider than 1 3/4" and a couple are 1 13/16" . 65 . Mortoise & tenon hybrid neck joint to. Joined Nov 11, 2013 Messages 3,948 Reaction score 7. Has Guild ever made a guitar with a 1 3/4 inch nut width? The key for fingerpicking is not the nut width but the width at the saddle. The square-shouldered 14-fret dreadnought is the most popular steel-string acoustic guitar body shape in the world. $425 with case. Our Tele® Bass neck can be ordered in this size also. Tapered square peghead profile 1-5/8" (41mm) This nut width size sits between the typical J Bass® and P Bass® neck nut widths. And, 1 ¾ inches another normal width that is preferred by some fingerstyle players. As far as nut width, the basic standards are 1-11/16" and 1-3/4", and Gibson's standard is right smack in between the two, which I've found to be fine, and I've found the neck profile on the Hummingbird to be more than fine. Only 1 left in stock. 664 2. £239. Most of G&L’s guitars can be custom ordered & made to the specifications you like (i.e. Black/White purfling rosette. It’s important to keep in mind that there’s no set pairing of nut width and string spacing. Blackbeard used to frequent those parts. But someone will be along soon with that info. Recording King RO-26: All solid Engelmann over all solid mahogany 000. I am sick of playing this narrow ass neck on my tele clone. I spend a lot of time in Cape Hatteras and Ocracoke Island. What I don't know is what Gibson offers, where or why. 14" - 26" compound fingerboard radius However, I'd like to make mine with a 1.75" nut width. Replacement Slotted Bone Nut for 1 3/4″ nut width. Looking for an excellent to mint OM size 14 frets Martin Guitar. Both can be had for around half of what your looking to spend. February 25, 2018 at 4:00 pm. Scale to. G&L has 1 3/4 as an option on many of their custom orders. 28 . La Mancha Romero Granito 32-3/4. Mostly handmade, acoustic guitars, by individual luthiers of the highest caliber. Combine that 1.780" with the pronounced V neck profile and you get a neck that is considerably harder on which to thumb-fret that F note on the bass E string, if you're addicted to the folk-grab method of playing the F chord. Cordoba Cadete 3/4 Classical Guitar. If you got some wider that neck allows for your fretting fingers to have more space to maneuver. Nut widths on electric guitars seems to be classified as narrow (1 5/8) medium (1 11/16) and wide (1 3/4). 1 3/4" bone nut (Custom option) Registered Member . Tortoise body binding with b/w/b top purfling thanks in advance.......tg. No complaints about the sound. But it may be a problem for those who are used to 1 11/16". when it is solid. Colour . Collings OM1 Orchestra Model 1 3/4" Nut. I don't think there is an advantage to a narrower nut, although some people may simply prefer the feel. Plus, I just turned 40, so a little Buffett theme as well. 664 2. davismanLV Venerated Member. If you’re looking for a part to fit a guitar that was made prior to 2014, please click here. Description; Additional information; Description. Honduran mahogany back and sides. Honduran mahogany back and sides the Hohner site says the nut is 1.7 which is a little narrow. Ebony fingerboard with MOP short dot inlays. Honduran mahogany neck. … I didn't say what those refer to, but I bet you know. Remove filters . They don't want you to miss that. Taylor finally went with 1 3/4 as the default width with 1 11/16ths on a very few models... Martin does 1 3/4 on OM models and upper end models such as D-18GE.. A 1 5/8ths nut is absurd... 1 11/16ths is problematic.. 1 3/4 should be the MAS.. minimum acceptable standard. Dealers are your best source of current info. It's the same with 24-3/4" and 25-1/2". I've come to the conclusion that 1 11/16ths is just fine on fuller C to V necks. neck width & shape, wood types, fret wire types, locking tuners, paint, etc.). Just as different from each other as the difference between 1 3/4 and and 1 11/16 nut width. I prefer the wide, especially for fingerstyle playing. Joined Mar 24, 2011 Messages 12,201 Reaction score 566. Yes, or a Tacoma DM-10 if you fancy a bit of pearl rosette. i have an Art & Lutherie Ami which  i thought would do the trick (nice little guitar 'tho) because it is supposed to have a 1.72 " nut, but the string spacing is definitely noticably closer than the Martin's. It can be ordered on any 34" scale 4-string neck. If you want to accommodate some extra string pairs, the neck width on those 12 string instruments is around 1 7/8″. People have referred to Fender's nut width as 1.650 forever. But one guitar is 2 1/4 at the bridge and another is 2 5/16 and the third is 2 7/16 and they are very much different as to feel and playability. Guitar: Nut Width: Martin D28: 1 3/4″ Taylor 414CE 1 3/4″ Epiphone DR100: 1.68″ Martin LX1: 1 11/16″ Yamaha FG800: 1 11/16″ Taylor GS Mini 1 11/16″ Gibson G-45 Standard: 1.725″ Seagull S6: 1.72″ (may vary) Fender Sonoran: 1.69″ Blueridge BR-160: 1 11/16″ Yamaha APX600: 1 11/16″ Takamine GD93: 1.6875″ Guild M120: 1.75″ Fender Tim Armstrong Hellcat: 1 11/16″ Item # 008-0100-010. £118. £99. i think the Recording King might be my best choice. We’re talking about minimal differences here, but which play a crucial factor on how much playable you will think a guitar is – depending on how comfortable either of them feels on your hand! When in describing back, tops or sides and it just says Sitka/rosewood/mahogany/etc.,  you call be virtually certain it is laminate. Atlasheating. Reply. Startone CG-851 3/4 Blue. Qamar says. The ASAT Bluesboy with the 12" radius neck and 1 3/4 nut would be ideal. Collings Traditional Handcrafted Case, Widerrufsrecht Among the bajillion acoustic guitar models out there, you may see nut widths range from 41mm (1.61”) all the way up to 47mm (1.85”). Add to cart. 1-11/16" (43mm) Considered the standard size of the guitar industry for the last 30+ years, 1 11/16 Nut Width allows for what many consider to be the perfect balance between chording and soloing. Interesting....the Hohner USA Web site says Mahogany back and sides. Hope this helps. £33. I used to be adamant about owning 1 3/4 nut guitars. I wasn't asking about comparing and contrasting. May want to look at the new Hohner Essential Series. Nut width in mm. Street prices from $249 up including shipping and a case. Nylon-string, long-scale guitars with necks that connect to the body at the 14th fret generally have 1 7/8″ necks and are often called Crossover guitars. Martin has been switching most of their standard models to this size including the D18, HD28, OM, 000, etc. Very nice sounding USA made guitar. It could be pointed out here that my hands are a little small, maybe a 4 on a 10 scale. Post Jun 13, 2013 #18 2013-06-13T14:41. As for the actual feel at the nut, I have three guitars with 1-3/4 nuts and one other with 1-11/16. I'm waiting to see whether my current love affair with my Silver Creek becomes a long-term thing. Sitka spruce top tony. That said, Taylor's 1-11/16 necks are probably a bit narrower at the saddle too, which is likely what Magazine is noticing. 221 . in the picture: A used Stanford PSD10 usually will be under $500...if you can find one. If you’re interested in more, definitely watch the video above. Folks brought that up of their own volition. I know what I like. 1-11/16" (43mm) This is the standard size for P Bass® necks. Medium 18% nickel-silver frets. Black/White purfling rosette In virtually all acoustic guitar nomenclature in ads these days, you will see SOLID Sitka/rosewood/mahogany/etc. The SAGA web site is always way out of date. Öffnungszeiten: | Mo-Fr 09:30 - 18:00 Uhr | Sa: 10:00 - 14: 00 Uhr | Tel +49(0)8225-958888, High Gloss Nitrocellulose lacquer Dave - $425 for a Recording King RO-26 with case is below MAP. But the 0X2MAE also has a 1 3/4″ nut width, whereas the Taylor GS Mini has a 1 11/16″ nut width – so the nut width is narrower – so that might have something to do with the feel as well. Ebony belly-style bridge Jan 18, 2016 - I'm getting ready to make a set of templates using various .pdf files I've found. Incl. N. Neal Senior Member. Atlasheating. The Recording King 000 guitars have a nut width slightly wider than 1 3/4" and a couple are 1 13/16" . High Gloss Nitrocellulose lacquer. I didn’t count such guitars as wide nut guitars. tayl . On acoustic guitars, there’s a spectrum of nut widths. Nickel Waverly tuners An Unofficial forum for those who love Martin instruments - Founded by Steve Stallings, i am looking to get a back up instrument for my Martin 00015S. I've never seen a Recording Kings but I can tell you that the neck width at the nut on my Silver Creek T-170 (000-sized and same as the T-160 except b/s woods (160 = mahogany 170 = rosewood) runs wider than 1-3/4" It's 1.780" on mine, which is halfway between 1-3/4" and 1-13/16" (sorry about the fractions, I hate e'm). Honduran mahogany neck If you go to custom builders like The laminated ones are surprisingly good and, if you are looking for a backup, would save you a bit of money. 1 3/4" nut width has become the new normal on acoustics. the main thing i am looking for is a nut width  the same as the Martin which is 1.75". Fender ESC80 Educational 3/4 NT. 5 . But I've recentl If thin necks on a guitar are your thing, then it may be hard to figure out what model may be the best for your tastes. The Orpheum's had wider nut widths I know. He does a great review. As David Gilbert noted below Warmoth mak The term wide neck acoustic guitar here refers to a guitar with a neck wider than 1-3/4″ (1.75″, 44mm), but I decided not to include guitars with 1.77″ / 45mm” nuts because they are just 0.02″ (0.5 mm) wider than the standard 1 3/4″ necks. 13 . Tortoise body binding with b/w/b top purfling. Baking (aka "Roasting" or "Torreifying") the top helps to gets you the tonal response of an aged guitar on a brand new guitar. Replacement Slotted Bone Nut for 1 3/4″ nut width. The Folk and Parlor sizes are both 1 3/4 and they're solid wood. Practically, it means that wide neck guitars in this article are the ones with 1 13/16″ nut width or greater. Save you bux pointed out here that my hands are a little narrow might be my best choice square-shouldered guitars with 1 3/4 nut width.: all solid Engelmann over all solid Engelmann over all solid Engelmann all. 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