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OK, so a long, long while later…I wound up buying a different guitar. I came to terms that my Yamaha guitar (which was a gift chosen for me, not my selection) was a poor fit for my large hands with short fingers and broad finger tips. My Yamaha had a narrow neck width at the nut (~43mm) a neck shape that, for me, lead to chronic discomfort and inability to cleanly play each string.
My new guitar is a Martin 000-10E that has a 44.5 mm neck width at the nut and a neck taper that is way more suitable for me. I’m actually looking forward to playing now, whereas in the past it was just too frustrating to be tolerable.
Props to my Nashville-based singer/songwriter daughter, Kylie Dailey, who took her daddy (me) to a local music store and encouraged me to try all the guitars I wanted until I found one that fit. What a difference a good-fitting guitar makes. 🙂