The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #98298   Message #1947047
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
24-Jan-07 - 05:29 PM
Thread Name: Nylon Strings
Subject: RE: Nylon Strings
that Segovia had fingers like sausages So does Julian Bream.

But there are plenty of people with big hands who seem to play brilliantly with guitars far narrower than that. Width of the fretboard is only one factor, depth is every bit as important in deciding what feels right to you.

And you can always expriement by using a capo on any guitar, because of course the neck gets wider as you go higher up.