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Permalink Reply by Ken Vickerson on November 7, 2016 at 3:12pm

Hey My most frequent fix for this is some small wood screws above the the nut to correct the string path. Have a look at my builds, it's not elegant but it works. Best of luck with your build, send some baby pics! Ken

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Permalink Reply by big fat tom on November 10, 2016 at 1:12pm

Hi, Rosanne,

For me, the ideal spacing between the strings is the one where you feel most comfortable to play. That was always a problem I had with standard guitars in the past. In my fretted cigar box uke, I use a 1/2-inch spacing on the bridge and 1/4-inch on the nut. I have relatively large hands, but with these measures, I thought it was quite comfortable to play.

Good luck with your build!

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Permalink Reply by Sharecropper on November 10, 2016 at 5:43pm

     At the nut I go a 1/4 inch in from the out side of the nut ,for the two out side strings.     The bridge is made for the out side strings to be 1/8 inch from the edge of the fretboard. Creating a taper to the strings, narrow to wide,nut to bridge.               If  playing slide ,1/8 to 3/16 the length of the fretboard will give better access the high pitched string.            If fretless , I like to use a wide thread bolt for the nut and a threaded rod for the bridge. (pros: Adjustable string spacing and  accepts different sized strings.)                                                                                           If making a standard bridge/saddle ,notch it for the string spacing.  Narrow at the tailpiece,widening to the bridge.    I've been over thinking string spacing for years!    Best of Luck.       

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