Steel-String Guitar String Spacing - The choice of string spacing on a steel-string guitar is simply a matter of the players' comfort. String spacing is controlled by two factors: the width of the nut and the spread of the strings at the saddle (determined by the bridge pin placement). The string spacing at the nut will determine the vertical distance between the fingers when fretting a chord. The spacing at the saddle primarily effects the distance between the strings as they are flat-picked or finger-picked, although it also impacts the vertical distance between the fingers when fretting chords at the upper frets.

Traditionally, string spacing on steel-string guitars vary within a limited range. As a general guideline, narrower spacing is often favored by flat pickers, players with small hands, and/or players that primarily cradle the neck in the palm of their hand. Wider spacing is commonly favored by finger pickers, players with larger hands, and/or players that primarily place their thumb on the back of the neck.

 I offer two standard string spacings ('Wide/Finger Picker' and 'Narrow/Flat Picker'), but any custom spacing is available as well.  The dimensions for the standard options are as follows:

• Wide/Finger Picker Option: 1 3/4" Nut, 2 5/16" Saddle String Spacing.
• Narrow/Flat Picker Option: 1 11/16" Nut, 2 1/8" Saddle String Spacing

While the differences in the distances above seem small, they are noticeable to the player.

Classical Guitar String Spacing - String spacing on classical guitars is significantly wider than steel-string guitars. Classical guitarists in general do not craddle the neck in the palm of thier hand, but instead keep their thumb on the back of the neck. Similarly, they do not wrap their thumb to fret bass strings, but utilize barr chords for the equivalent fretting. My standard classical guitar string spacing is follows, although custom spacings are available as well.

• 2 1/16" Nut, 2 1/4" Saddle String Spacing