Nut Widths on Gold Series

[manonash]

Your table of specs shows the nut width for all current Avalon models as 44mm.

A vendor on eBay has been advertising Avalon Gold series dreadnaughts (discontinued models, no doubt) with a specifications table that shows the nut width as 43mm. I wrote them to ask about it and they replied as follows:

"We measured it with a digital caliper in the guitar shop, it was 45mm."

Can you give me the definitive word? Was it 43, 44, or 45mm? Did it change over time?

Many thanks!

[JB]

Legacy and Gold models have a 44mm nut width, the Silver range had 43mm.

But remember ... all the Legacy and Gold necks are hand carved so occasionally a neck may vary by 0.2 - 0.5mm ... sometime a neck may need an extra few coats of lacquer, this can also add a very small amount to the width.

You also need to know how accurately the nut was measured, calipers or not. The width of the nut / neck should be measured were the ebony meets the bone nut.

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[manonash]

Thanks!