Re: Fat fingers/wide nuts?
Nope.
1 3/32" is on the narrow side of things.
I bought an amazing Northfield NF5s a few years ago, but I had to send it back as the 1 3/32" nut was just too thin for my fingers.
Sounded incredible, but I felt as if my fingers were tripping over each other when I played fiddle tunes.
I think most Northfields now come with 1 1/8" nut, which is better for me.
I got confused reading about nut width, so I made a little graphic showing the relative width of all the standard nut widths.
In graphic form the 1 3/32" doesn't seem much different from 1 1/8", but it sure made a difference for me.
You should try to find a store nearby with a wide nut mandolin and see if that does it for you.
I didn't like the nut wider than 1 1/8", as it seemed the neck became proportionally thicker too.
I like a less chunky neck.
Here is my nut width reference.
Mandolins: Northfield 5-Bar Artist Model "Old Dog", J Bovier F5 Special, Gibson A-00 (1940)
Fiddles: 1920s Strad copy, 1930s Strad copy, Liu Xi T20, Liu Xi T19+ Dark.
Guitars: Taylor 514c (1995), Gibson Southern Jumbo (1940s), Gibson L-48 (1940s), Les Paul Custom (1978), Fender Strat (Black/RWFB) (1984), Fender Strat (Candy Apple Red/MFB) (1985).
Sitars: Hiren Roy KP (1980s), Naskar (1970s), Naskar (1960s).
Misc: 8 Course Lute (L.K.Brown)
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