duluthdan Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I ahould not even be where I am. What is the nut width on a 1953 Southern Jumbo? Thinking about these early 50s SJs and 45s. Saving nickels and planning a hunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fp Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Dan, I may be wrong but am pretty sure 1 11/16" was the norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Dan, I may be wrong but am pretty sure 1 11/16" was the norm. That would be typical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurfbird Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I had a '52 J-45 and it was 1-11/16". Quite nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarjtb Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I ahould not even be where I am. What is the nut width on a 1953 Southern Jumbo? Thinking about these early 50s SJs and 45s. Saving nickels and planning a hunt. My 1951 SJ is 1 11/16". I think a 1953 would be the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 1 11/16 is good news. I was very afraid they might be in the 1 3/4 range, which is my favorite, and I'd have to speed up my couch diving for quarters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fp Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 1 11/16 is good news. I was very afraid they might be in the 1 3/4 range, which is my favorite, and I'd have to speed up my couch diving for quarters. Oh Dan it's only a 16th of an inch, go find those quarters and treat yourself ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 1 11/16 is good news. I was very afraid they might be in the 1 3/4 range, which is my favorite, and I'd have to speed up my couch diving for quarters. Try one personally, Dan - the fifties necks I have played are usually a very full C shape.....which makes the whole thing seem wider. BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I ahould not even be where I am. What is the nut width on a 1953 Southern Jumbo? The seed is planted. Only one way to exorcise the demon ; ). If you accept the notion that two guitars made right next to each other, having lived different lives, can sound quite different from each other even though they are from the same era, then it might be worth your while to give at least one a try. That is, if you have an approval period for the guitar. If it is one great sounding guitar, that difference in nut width might not be so much of a factor. However, sooner or later, you may be looking at mid 1940's models :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I am starting to find even the 1 3/4" nut a bit cramped. I am much happier these days with a 1 7/8" or 1 13/16". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fbeard Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I sure wish Gibson had more offerings with 1 3/4" nut width. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 I sure wish Gibson had more offerings with 1 3/4" nut width. The Luthiers Choice neck, which you can find on some models and custom shop stuff, is 1 3/4, but the neck is usually more shallow tha the full C neck, which my 57 has, and I like it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 The Luthiers Choice neck, which you can find on some models and custom shop stuff, is 1 3/4, but the neck is usually more shallow tha the full C neck, which my 57 has, and I like it.. My Luthier's Choice neck (Fuller's 1943 SJ) is actually very slightly wider ( about 1.78") than 1 3/4". It does have a fairly shallow D-section. If it didn't have that shallow section, you would struggle to wrap your hand around it if you fret the bass strings by wrapping your thumb at times. Pin spacing is also slightly wider, at 2 3/16". The late 1940's through 1950's C-shape is very, very comfortable to my hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurfbird Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Since so many of you dislike the 1-11/16", shouldn't they sell for much less? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 Since so many of you dislike the 1-11/16", shouldn't they sell for much less? I don't dislike the 1 11/16 at all. Find it just fine - but if I have my druthers, I'd gravitate to 1 3/4 full C profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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