Kamaka fingerboard width and string action

[CTurner]

I am reposting a query I entered earlier in the Uke Talk section, at the suggestion of another:

I just got a Kamaka tenor (HF3). It came with Aquilas which I immediately took off and replaced with Koolau Mahana low g, 3rd & 4th strings wound. The strings have had some time to stretch in. Though I'm still not sure I like the sound of wounds, I have a more basic question about the Kamaka design itself.
Sometimes, fingering and chording with the fourth string is problematic because it will occasionally slip off the upper edge of the neck, causing buzzing, etc. I feel as if I'm playing on the edge with that string.
At first I figured it must be my playing style, but then I took a closer look at the way the strings are arrayed across the width of the neck: the first and fourth strings are very close to the edges, closer than on any other uke I've owned or remember playing.
Does anyone else who plays Kamaka tenors notice this as well? The neck is no narrower than my other tenor, a Lichty custom, but <that> tenor's strings are arrayed just a bit further in over the neck and not so close to the edge.
Is it just a matter of me continuing to adjust my technique so the slip-offs don't happen?
Thanks for any insights.

 

[Kanaka916]

I dunno if this helps but the width at the nut is 1 7/16" and there is approximately 1/8" between the string and the edge of the fretboard.

 

[CTurner]

Kanaka916,
This helps a lot! My measurements are at what you suggest. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the uke: I just put a set of Worth Low G HDs on, and the feel and string play are no problem. I think the Mahanas were just not my style.
Thanks very much for this help, I really appreciate it.