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Ricardo -> RE: Need your thoughts on scale length & nut width (Apr. 10 2006 15:41:21)
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I have guitars that are 651, 660, 664. I don't really notice much difference except if I play the same thing on them back to back, a direct comparison. In a blind test say I would not know which is which. Actually, I know the lengths because I measured after years of playing them and not really knowing. I was shocked. The guitar I thought was shorter was actually the longer one! Anyway the difference would not make up my mind about buying a guitar, that is for sure. So for me it would be whatever the MAKER prefers. The short guitar only feels a little "easier" in the first position, and when you really KNOW the millimeters involved and think about it.
The nut thing though IS something that I notice. Not sure why, but I very much prefer a wider nut. And it is because of actual string space more than the with of the neck its self. For example the Sanchis and Conde of mine have the same width at the nut (52?), but the actual bone has string slots carved much closer together on the Sanchis than the Conde. When I traded bones to compare, I felt a big difference. Not sure why, but maybe you get used to it? I also have the Cordoba Gypsy Kings guitar, which is so darn skinny, after many years it still feels weird to me.
So all I can say is if you can take notice of the string space at the nut and compare two guitars and decide which is more comfortable for you.
Ricardo
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