F4 NUT

[Yonkle]

On my last mandolin (F4) I used the string spacing suggested by Siminoff, taken from a vintage Gibson F4.
The F4 neck is wider than a F5 and so is the string spacing.
Question: It plays and sounds fine, but I DO prefer the string spacing closer as on my F5's. Would it be "kosher" to re-do a new nut on my F4 with F5 string spacing??
Or since it is a F4, should I leave it? I can play it fine the way it is, but when I switch back to my F5 it just feels right and I can play cleaner and faster.
Not sure if there is a proper "protocal" in regard to string spacing, kinda like a classical guitar has spacing way wider than a steel string and it is supposed to be that way. SO what would you do? Not planing on selling this one either. JD

[labraid]

Make it playable for yourself, it doesn't sound like you're going for strict authenticity, and why should you unless that is your goal?

[Steve Davis]

Even though it's an F4-styled mandolin there is no reason you shouldn't make any changes to suit yourself. After all it has your name on it instead of Lloyd's. (And it's a beauty as well as I recall from the pictures you posted.)Since you made it yourself and want to keep it think of the changes as custom building for your client.

[Yonkle]

Thanks Guys, you talked me into it. I guess if I don't like it, for some unknown reason, I can put the old one back on. JD