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My plans for a 000 12 fret slot head (Stew Mac as I recall) show what appears to be uneven tuner spacing. The first tuners on each side are 1.75" from the nut. The second 2 appear to be 1 and 7/16" up from the first tuners and last two appear to be 1 and 6/16" up from the middle tuners. That doesn't seem right. Why would there be an additional 1/16" of spacing between the upper two tuners from the middle tuners?

Can someone give me the spacing you have used? ...or any other guidance? I'm ready to drill my tuner holes... I'm using the Grover open gear slot head tuners...

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Steve Sollod (pronounced sorta like "Solid")
www.swiftcreekguitars.com

I've only built one, tuners spaced at 35mm, but would suggest it may be due to the shallower slopes of the strings wound round the top 2 pairs. Try drawing a side view full size to check.

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

35mm, even spacing. Works for Waverlys and the Grovers look like a dead ringer for them.

Make sure your string pulls clear all the woodwork.

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Trevor Gore, Luthier. Australian hand made acoustic guitars, classical guitars; custom guitar design and build; guitar design instruction.

http://www.goreguitars.com.au

Thanks guys. I shouldn't be so reliant on the plans. Since this is my first slot head I made a mock up. So, per Colin's suggestion used the mock up to measure out the spacing. ...beautiful headstock Trevor.

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Steve Sollod (pronounced sorta like "Solid")
www.swiftcreekguitars.com