Larger than normal McCarty 594 fret size?

mrawl

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I have a 2022 McCarty 594 which seems to have larger than normal frets for a PRS, eg, compared to CU24.
In my experience CU24 et al have 47103 wire (Jescar I think), and DGT have something more like 57110 (or 6100)

Now this McCarty might be a bit of a one-off because it's a wood library with 59/09 pickups from WildCat guitars.
I'm measuring the frets as ~ 52 x 109. Typical PRS flat top frets btw.

By way of comparison I measure a CU24 at 48 x 104, and a DGT at 59 x 109

So what is 52x109? Does anyone know what the real size of these frets are, manufacturer, and why they aren't typical 47103? Do PRS use larger frets on 594s?

I quite like the size btw, I think it sits nicely between CU24 and DGT. In fact I like it so much, that's why I want to know what they actually are. PRS customer support gave me the gtr description, but it said nothing about the frets.
 
Same question for a Santana II (2002). I measure it at 48x100. Quite surprising as ppl always say the Santana has large frets.
What would those frets be I wonder?
 
I also own actually 2, 2022 McCarty 594’s. Mine are S2’s…1 double cutaway and 1 single cutaway. The frets are larger than usual which I need for accuracy in bends and vibrato. They are close to the frets on my DGT WL….and I especially love the slightly fatter necks from that year. The newer 2024 models have slightly thinner necks.
Who knew?
 
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