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What is the bridge string spacing on your bass(es)?

I'm not near my basses right now, so no data to provide but, I hope everyone is taking these measurements "on center", not the space between the strings. Also as long as you're measureing we could record the spacing at the nut as well.

Opps, I just realised we're already 5 pages in, guess I'm a little late...
 
My Carvins built from 2002-2005; BB70P, BB75P, B4F, BB75PF are all 19mm.

1989.5 Carvin LB70 has a Schaller bridge with adjustable spacing. Mine is 59mm from the center of the top string to the center of the bottom string. So divide by three and it's 19.67mm average - might as well call it 19.5mm.
I measured it before (with a less accurate ruler) at 20+mm, maybe 20.5mm. I had set it that way partly by design and partly by accident. Didn't measure anything when setting it, just did what felt right. I have since narrowed it a bit so that it feels more like my other basses.

1986 Carvin V440T has the Kahler bass trem which is adjustable. I got it off eBay and have never messed with the spacing. Just measured it at 17.83mm average - call it 18mm. This could be widened but the neck is fairly narrow so I couldn't go too wide with it.
 
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