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09 Jan 17 - 12:23 PM (#3831452) Subject: Guitar Bone Repair. From: GUEST,saulgoldie I have a midgrade Guild on which the high "E" string rolls off the fret when I play. I inspected the nut, and with just my eye, I can see that the gap between that notch for that string and the one for the "B" string is wider than the other gaps. So to fix the problem, I suspect that I will need to replace the nut with one that has proper string spacing. I am medium handy with tools. I *have* successfully installed under-the-saddle pickups before with no obvious resulting problems. However, I think that this repair may be a bit more sensitive. Also, if I plan to keep this guitar, might it behoove me to get one made of bone, or fossilized something or other as the replacement? Thanks for any ideas. Saul |
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09 Jan 17 - 12:24 PM (#3831453) Subject: RE: Guitar Bone Repair. From: GUEST,saulgoldie Sorry, Title should be "Guitar Nut Repair." Could a Mud elf please correct it? Thanks. |
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09 Jan 17 - 12:26 PM (#3831454) Subject: RE: Guitar Bone Repair. From: keberoxu Bone? Guitars have Bones? I didn't know they were vertebrates in the first place. Have they jaws and teeth....oh shut up keberoxu. |
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09 Jan 17 - 12:55 PM (#3831469) Subject: RE: Guitar Bone Repair. From: Stanron A guitar nut replacement is a fairly simple job. If you are not confident about doing it yourself ask at a guitar shop for a quote. If you are getting a replacement then bone makes good sense. It shouldn't cost the earth. |
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09 Jan 17 - 02:10 PM (#3831500) Subject: RE: Guitar Bone Repair. From: Backwoodsman Good information on making a new nut on Frank Ford's Frets.com Frets dot com |
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09 Jan 17 - 02:11 PM (#3831501) Subject: RE: Guitar Bone Repair. From: Backwoodsman And go with bone - cheaper than, and as good as, fossilised something. |
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09 Jan 17 - 02:43 PM (#3831509) Subject: RE: Guitar Bone Repair. From: GUEST,DrWord Just a resounding YES! to Frank Ford's archive @ frets.com Frank's coverage of instrument repair is exhaustive.Worth a visit; more than just repair keep on pickin' dennis |
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09 Jan 17 - 08:59 PM (#3831591) Subject: RE: Guitar Bone Repair. From: GUEST Nut slots can be repaired with baking soda and crazy glue. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slCMkvEfK_U |
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10 Jan 17 - 12:03 AM (#3831601) Subject: RE: Guitar Bone Repair. From: Gurney Second that recommendation from Guest above. What have you got to lose? A tiny tube of cyanoacrylate and maybe some filings of hard plastic? |
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10 Jan 17 - 01:07 AM (#3831606) Subject: RE: Guitar Bone Repair. From: Ross Campbell That's the clip I was thinking of. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slCMkvEfK_U Ross |