Aus Q/A der neusten Acoustic Guitar:
Q:
I recently became intrigued bz 12-fret guitars, and I am wondering why most models have slotted headstock? Does it affect the tone (na logo
)A: (Teja Gerken)
Most 12-fret guitars have slotted headstocks because they´re modeled after the vintage instruments that included this design.
Some people feel (know
, Anmerkung Joachim) that they affect the sound, because of the difference in weight or pressure of the strings on the nut.In reality (in welchem Paralleluniversum lebt denn Teja
) there does´nt tend to be much of a tonal difference. As 12-fret guitars are becoming more popular again, may luthiers choose to build them with solid headstocks (schlimm genug) because they´re less labor intensive and changing strings is much easier than with a slotted headstock (Faule Säcke)
('Strings' kenne ich... und unter 'Stringspots' könnte ich mir auch was vorstellen, aber da liege ich bestimmt daneben.... 
