Nut Width Questions

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Hails Guys.. Finally, i´m building my custom guitar here in brazil
but i have some dubts...
i want to know the smaller and the larger nut widths
i´m trying to copy my acoustic neck shape and nut width.. but,of course, it´s TOO LARGE.
so,i´ll do some kind of measure that will stay between the acoustic and the eletric guitar.
can anyone help?
Hails
JP
thank´s in advance

 

[theodie]

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1 5/8 is usually your most narrow and 1 3/4 is usually the widest. 1 11/16 falls in the middle of those 2. That is for electrics though. You said its an acoustic right? Its it a steal string or a nylon string classical style acoustic? Classical style acoustics have VERY wide nut widths. I want to say it might be around 1 7/8 or 2 inch or so. I dont exactly remember though.

 

[WhoFan]

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1 11/16th is the perfect width for me... the 1 5/8's oddly feels too cramped for my big hands.... and the difference is not huge on a ruler but the feel is on a neck..

 

[Pete Galati]

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Some of my electrics have 1-5/8" nuts, and some have 1-11/16" nuts. Either one works fine for me.

 

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whats the most wider nut commonly found in a eletric guitar??

 

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ahhhhh ****.. i just understood your reply now theodie
thank´s guys
thank´s the odie.
i´ll measure my ESP mii deluxe, charvelfusion deluxe, and my acoustick.

 

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The Odie - it´s an accoustic. i´m not sure if it´s a classic one or just a simple accoustick.
it has 19 frets
nut width is 5 centimeters .

Esp nut width is 4 centimeters and 2 milimeters
and Charvel nut width has 4 centimeters and 3 milimeters

 

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The Odie.. "1 5/8 is usually your most narrow and 1 3/4 is usually the widest. 1 11/16 falls in the middle of those 2."

How´s That in Milimeters?(MM)

 

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Also.. can you tell me , for an example which famous guitar model/brands that use the most narrow and the most wider spaces you mentioned?!?!?
JP

 

[theodie]

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The Odie.. "1 5/8 is usually your most narrow and 1 3/4 is usually the widest. 1 11/16 falls in the middle of those 2."

How´s That in Milimeters?(MM)

I know 1 11/16 is 43mm. Not sure about the other 2.

 

[theodie]

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Also.. can you tell me , for an example which famous guitar model/brands that use the most narrow and the most wider spaces you mentioned?!?!?
JP

Some older strats use 1 5/8. Some early-mid 80's Kramers used 1 3/4. Its hard to think of guitars off the top of my head that dont use 1 11/16.

 

[Pete Galati]

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The Odie.. "1 5/8 is usually your most narrow and 1 3/4 is usually the widest. 1 11/16 falls in the middle of those 2."

How´s That in Milimeters?(MM)

I've been using this guy's free conversion program for a few years:

http://joshmadison.com/software/convert/

1-3/4" = 44.45mm
1-5/8" = 41.275mm

Slips my mind what the decimal equiv for 11/16 is.

Pete

 

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thank´s GUYS
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