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Andy Zimmerman
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For those of you that have built 12 strings, how do you space the strings at
the nut. I am using a 1 7/8 nut.
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Here is the actual spacing on a 12 string made by Bozo Paduvac that I was
lucky enough to examine several years ago. These measurements are a great
place to start to adapt to your design. Good luck!


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Andy -

If you complete a 12 string, would you mind posting some of the major
differences you ran into versus a 6 string? I imagine my next will be a 12.

I presume the bracing is heavier (but how?). The string spacing was also
something I wondered about. What about neck construction - anything
special there?

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Do a search in the archives about 12 strings on the forum and you will find a
thread that talks about the differences in bracing etc.
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Thanks for the tip, Andy. I'll do that.
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