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And, by the way, thank you all for the outpouring of opinion. As with most things in the universe, it seems to be mostly a matter of taste. I just wondered if there was an overriding reason other than aesthetics (and convenient tuning) to desire a slot head. It all started with Dave's posting of that Larrive OM. Blame him. Or bless him. One sweeeeeet looking guitar. And to put in my last 2

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In all seriousness... I've heard that the less mass at the headstock, the better a guitar will sustain; this has something to do with vibrations on either side of the nut cancelling each other to varying degrees.

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That could well be correct but physics was never my strong suit. I'm sure subtle structural variations play a part in the delicate nuance of tones, but honestly I'm too much of a caveman to be able to appreciate them at that level. Many of you folks have a lot more listening experience than I do.

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