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Players (especially): Preferred Nut Width?
50 mm
  3% (1)
50.5 mm
  0% (0)
51 mm
  7% (2)
51.5 mm
  0% (0)
52 mm
  34% (9)
53 mm
  38% (10)
Depends on the shape of the neck.
  15% (4)


Total Votes : 26
(last vote on : Aug. 21 2020 14:57:44) 


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constructordeguitarras -> Players (especially): Preferred Nut Width? (Mar. 4 2012 7:31:53)

I have built guitars with 50.5, 51, 51.5, and 52 mm wide nuts. I have a 1971 Jose Ramirez Modelo Sabicas (beat up and not for sale; I study it) that has a 53 mm nut. What width do you prefer?



El Kiko -> RE: Players (especially): Preferred Nut Width? (Mar. 4 2012 10:58:03)

I find a wider neck is better for Flamenco and classical . I was used to a very narrow neck with the electric guitars but I think 52 is just fine , although I really have never tried a 53 , I would think it would be very good as well.
As a standard most people will own a 52 mm nut...



Anders Eliasson -> RE: Players (especially): Preferred Nut Width? (Mar. 4 2012 19:11:46)

You forgot to put the 54mm nut on the list.
I prefer a 53mm nut but there are other factors involved. Shape of the neck and stringspacing.
In general, if I like a guitar, I adapt to anything between 52 and 54mm and if I dont like the guitar, then I just dont care about milimeters



beno -> RE: Players (especially): Preferred Nut Width? (Mar. 4 2012 19:52:52)

quote:

anything between 52 and 54mm


same for me it also depends on the shape, but 54 comfy too



Shawn Brock -> RE: Players (especially): Preferred Nut Width? (Mar. 4 2012 19:57:33)

I voted tor "depends on the shape of the neck", because that seems the most logical to me. Being that I have a steel string background, I can live with a 50 MM nut just fine. I have played guitars with thin neck profiles and a 50 MM nut which just didn't feel right to me. If the neck profile had been thicker, then I would have been fine. By the same I have played a few 53 MM necks which felt killer good to me. All in all if I bought a guitar that was used or something, and I had no say on how the neck was made, I wouldn't hesitate about buying a guitar with a 52 or 51 MM nut. If it was a 50, 53 or 54 MM nut, I would have to play it first before I would consider putting in an offer... Like Anders, most times I can get used to anything if I like the guitar, but I don't see any 54 MM nuts in my future... Maybe I should vote again and just split my difference and vote for 51.5 MM...



JuanDaBomb -> RE: Players (especially): Preferred Nut Width? (Mar. 4 2012 20:52:02)

I recently bought a cedar/indian rosewood guitar from Benito Huipe. Since he lives in Paracho, I had to buy it without playing it first. All I specified was a 660mm scale, and the rest I left up to him. As it turned out he made the nut 55mm. This wasn't what I expected in my mind, but even so I was surprised how comfy and playable it turned out. I do have fairly large hands, but others have played it as well since I got it and no one has complained about the nut width. I currently have guitars with 51.5mm, 52mm, and now this 55mm. I think I agree with Anders too, that if I like the guitar I can get used to the neck shape and width. But I think that given a choice, a wider nut is more comfy for me. My narrowest guitar requires me to pay more attention to my technique, mainly to avoid muting the 1rst string when I don't mean to. Although I think that little issue might have more to do with neck shape, I dunno.



Shawn Brock -> RE: Players (especially): Preferred Nut Width? (Mar. 6 2012 0:21:19)

Darn it Juan! Some time I would like to hear your thoughts on your Huipe. I had considered ordering this latest negra from him, and was even offered a big discount... I was afraid to take the plunge cause I had only played one of his guitars from years ago. Plus he never returned my emails, not sure if he got them or not though... I had to email with Alex, the guy who helps him sort out the money and shipping... He seemed like a good guy. Sorry for going O.T...



Dave K -> RE: Players (especially): Preferred Nut Width? (Mar. 7 2012 20:02:51)

I think you're missing out not including wider necks too...
Here is a very comfortable (for me) '99 De Voe.



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Anders Eliasson -> RE: Players (especially): Preferred Nut Width? (Mar. 8 2012 7:38:34)

I agree. 54mm is much more common nowadays than less than 52mm.



Shawn Brock -> RE: Players (especially): Preferred Nut Width? (Mar. 9 2012 0:36:26)

It seems for me, there has to be a balance between neck thickness and neck width. If a neck is 53 or 54 MM, I like for it to be pretty thin, (I should measure just how thick), but if a neck is 52 or 51 MM, I definitely want it to be on the thicker side. That's just me and my average size hands... It also seems that if I'm playing on a wider neck that I don't like as much graduation in how the neck is tapered. I have also noticed that I like a neck to be a little more on the flat side if its wider, and somewhat more rounded if its 52 MM or less.

All in all, it still seems that if a luthier is making a guitar, and he don't know who the buyer is going to be that he is still better off going with a 52 MM nut. But I'm just talking as a guitar buyer, not a luthier. As I said before, I have no reservations about playing on a guitar that has a 52 MM nut.

I just sold a 2008 Navarro which I had here for a short time, and I wish I had measured the thickness and taper of the neck, because that was hands down the best feeling neck that I had played. I don't know what it was about it, it didn't have a carbon fiber rod, it just had an ebony reinforcement strip, the neck wasn't to thick and chunky, and the string spacing was just killer. Aw yes, the lost opportunities...



Turner -> RE: Players (especially): Preferred Nut Width? (Mar. 9 2012 19:51:43)

I have a Federico Sheppard with a 54mm nut and it's actually easier to play than some 52mms I've had.



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