Members brandass Posted December 3, 2012 Members Share Posted December 3, 2012 To raise a string just a bit? High E is fretting out, but the bridge looks OK. Not excited about replacing the nut, no tools or know-how. Please advise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soulsurfer Posted December 3, 2012 Members Share Posted December 3, 2012 I had an old gibson goldtop that needed a new nut. The B or G string (can't remember now) would buzz on one of the frets.I used a piece of matchbook under the string...looked like 'hick' but worked just fine until the nut was replaced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ajympt Posted December 3, 2012 Members Share Posted December 3, 2012 I've gotten away with a little piece of paper - I think the correct thing to do is sand a little material either from the top of the nut if there is excess or from a nut blank, mix it with super glue and use it to fill in the nut slot slightly - then you can file it to the correct height - have never done it myself a tech did something like that with an old Gretsch I had - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Canadian Jeff Posted December 3, 2012 Members Share Posted December 3, 2012 Originally Posted by Long Crapper Cool vid. I'll be doing that same thing this week with a Godin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wagdog Posted December 3, 2012 Members Share Posted December 3, 2012 I have, in the past, shimmed one side of a nut to raise it slightly.I've also heard of people using a mix of baking soda and super glue to build up a nut slot - but never actually done that myself so I can't comment on the effectiveness. Pre-cut nuts, imo, are the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wader2k Posted December 3, 2012 Members Share Posted December 3, 2012 Originally Posted by wagdog I have, in the past, shimmed one side of a nut to raise it slightly.I've also heard of people using a mix of baking soda and super glue to build up a nut slot - but never actually done that myself so I can't comment on the effectiveness. Pre-cut nuts, imo, are the way to go. A guitar tech built up a slot for one of my guitars with a mixture of super glue and nut filings(the dust from filing down another nut). Worked great now for several years so I can testify to it's effectiveness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted December 3, 2012 Members Share Posted December 3, 2012 Originally Posted by wagdog I have, in the past, shimmed one side of a nut to raise it slightly.I've also heard of people using a mix of baking soda and super glue to build up a nut slot - but never actually done that myself so I can't comment on the effectiveness. Pre-cut nuts, imo, are the way to go. I can. It's the best way to deal with one or two slots that are too deep. any more than that, just make a new nut. Put the baking soda in the slot and apply a SMALL drop of CA. It sets up NOW!BTW I'm having good luck with corian. You can get 2" square samples at Lowe's, Homeboy's, etc. for free. You have to have a vice and a hackwaw to make the blanks, but corian is good {censored}, Maynard. I haz one customer who was burning thru nuts because of his insane whammy use. I put a Corian nut on his geetar and haven't seen him in a year. Well I actually saw him last nite and he's still raving about his nuts (DON'T GO THERE!!!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brandass Posted December 3, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 3, 2012 Thanks for the guidance, will start with a fill and see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted December 3, 2012 Members Share Posted December 3, 2012 Originally Posted by brandass Thanks for the guidance, will start with a fill and see how it goes. Do you play with your whammy a lot? If so, you'll wear out yer nuts quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brandass Posted December 3, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 3, 2012 I have no whammy, I just stroke my strings way too hard, it's pretty hard on my nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted December 3, 2012 Members Share Posted December 3, 2012 Originally Posted by wader2k A guitar tech built up a slot for one of my guitars with a mixture of super glue and nut filings(the dust from filing down another nut). Worked great now for several years so I can testify to it's effectiveness. This is what I do if it's a cheap guitar or the owner won't spring for $15 to replace it with a new bone one. It can work fine, but MAKE SURE that the string makes contact with the front of the slot, otherwise all of the other notes on that string will be sharp when you tune it to the open string. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twotimingpete Posted December 3, 2012 Members Share Posted December 3, 2012 how about super glue and crushed pencil lead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesnapper Posted December 3, 2012 Members Share Posted December 3, 2012 Originally Posted by twotimingpete how about super glue and crushed pencil lead? This worked for me. Lasted about six months - needs doing again now though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted December 3, 2012 Members Share Posted December 3, 2012 i had to do this with my Gibson, the high E all of a sudden was too low, it wasnt like that when I bought it. anywho I took some baking soda, dipped my finger in it and smahed it into the slot and blew off the excess, repeated and then applied a small drop of super glue. Worked like a charm and you cant hardly tell but for some sheen on the nutI got lucky and did not have to file it, it was just right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xrleroyx Posted December 3, 2012 Members Share Posted December 3, 2012 Originally Posted by Belva I can. It's the best way to deal with one or two slots that are too deep. any more than that, just make a new nut. Put the baking soda in the slot and apply a SMALL drop of CA. It sets up NOW!BTW I'm having good luck with corian. You can get 2" square samples at Lowe's, Homeboy's, etc. for free. You have to have a vice and a hackwaw to make the blanks, but corian is good {censored}, Maynard. I haz one customer who was burning thru nuts because of his insane whammy use. I put a Corian nut on his geetar and haven't seen him in a year. Well I actually saw him last nite and he's still raving about his nuts (DON'T GO THERE!!!!!) I had a guitar with a corian nut. I don't know, I wasn't a fan, but then again, the whole guitar was set up wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xrleroyx Posted December 3, 2012 Members Share Posted December 3, 2012 Originally Posted by Belva I can. It's the best way to deal with one or two slots that are too deep. any more than that, just make a new nut. Put the baking soda in the slot and apply a SMALL drop of CA. It sets up NOW!BTW I'm having good luck with corian. You can get 2" square samples at Lowe's, Homeboy's, etc. for free. You have to have a vice and a hackwaw to make the blanks, but corian is good {censored}, Maynard. I haz one customer who was burning thru nuts because of his insane whammy use. I put a Corian nut on his geetar and haven't seen him in a year. Well I actually saw him last nite and he's still raving about his nuts (DON'T GO THERE!!!!!) I had a guitar with a corian nut. I don't know, I wasn't a fan, but then again, the whole guitar was set up wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mister natural Posted December 3, 2012 Members Share Posted December 3, 2012 . . . there's a dirty joke in there somewhere . . . In the past, I've cut a very short piece of guitar string & laid that underneath the played string to lift Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EJ_Boy Posted December 3, 2012 Members Share Posted December 3, 2012 Your strings are just sitting on the nut. Shouldn't there be more of a groove so they can't slip? Originally Posted by Angry Tele i had to do this with my Gibson, the high E all of a sudden was too low, it wasnt like that when I bought it. anywho I took some baking soda, dipped my finger in it and smahed it into the slot and blew off the excess, repeated and then applied a small drop of super glue. Worked like a charm and you cant hardly tell but for some sheen on the nutI got lucky and did not have to file it, it was just right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted December 3, 2012 Members Share Posted December 3, 2012 Originally Posted by EJ_Boy Your strings are just sitting on the nut. Shouldn't there be more of a groove so they can't slip? No, that's about right. The depth of the slots for the wound strings should be half the width of the string. The depth of the slots for the plain strings should be about the width of the string. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted December 3, 2012 Members Share Posted December 3, 2012 Originally Posted by wagdog I have, in the past, shimmed one side of a nut to raise it slightly.I've also heard of people using a mix of baking soda and super glue to build up a nut slot I got a guitar about a year ago or so that came new with some nut slots cut too low. The tech, who is one of 2 or 3 authorized Gibson techs in the state suggested fixing it with either of those two methods. I thought the baking soda and super glue routine sounding a bit hokey when I'd heard of it before, but he was very confident with that process. But I still opted for a new nut made of bone and just applied the warranty money towards it. I figured that way it was better than fixed, it was New & Improved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted December 3, 2012 Members Share Posted December 3, 2012 dp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted December 3, 2012 Members Share Posted December 3, 2012 im not having any problems with tuning, so the nut is OK. although recently ive been getting some creaking when bending but I put some Reel Oil in the slots and that fixed it. Maybe its the pic that makes it look worse than it is.my fender nuts are a bit wider and deeper though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EJ_Boy Posted December 4, 2012 Members Share Posted December 4, 2012 Originally Posted by Angry Tele im not having any problems with tuning, so the nut is OK. although recently ive been getting some creaking when bending but I put some Reel Oil in the slots and that fixed it. Maybe its the pic that makes it look worse than it is.my fender nuts are a bit wider and deeper though The second pic looks a little deeper. Angle probably. The width/ depth Of the nut on your strat looks a lot like mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted December 4, 2012 Members Share Posted December 4, 2012 thats a tele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jrockbridge Posted December 4, 2012 Members Share Posted December 4, 2012 Originally Posted by wader2k A guitar tech built up a slot for one of my guitars with a mixture of super glue and nut filings(the dust from filing down another nut). Worked great now for several years so I can testify to it's effectiveness. That's exactly what I've used. It has held up for years on an acoustic guitar. If I were to do it again, I might use CA glue and an accelerator just because it gives you a bit more control. CA glue dries slow until you spray on the accelerator, then it hardens fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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