Members joshmac Posted January 27, 2007 Members Share Posted January 27, 2007 Awhile back, probably 6 months ago, i accidentally broke part of my nut on my strat. I glued it back in, but it is just a temporary fix. I was wondering, how hard would it be to remove the old nut and replace it with a new one? What tools would be needed? On a scale of 1-10 rate the difficulty of this task. Also, what kind of nut should i go for. A tutorial link would be excellent. Thank you all, this place is great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thebrownkey Posted January 27, 2007 Members Share Posted January 27, 2007 if you google search im sure youll find a good site with a walkthrough - if its your 1st time and youve never seen someone do it, id rate it as not hard but very EASY to damage your guitar in the process. just remember to take it slow, and if you strip/chip/remove wood from your guitar you cant put it back "easily". i started to type out a little walkthrough but you really should witness it happening or at least research it alot. its not that hard but like i said its easy to mess stuff up real fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GarysBlues Posted January 27, 2007 Members Share Posted January 27, 2007 I've been doing them for some time now. I would say, if its a very inexpensive guitar then maybe it would be good to learn on. But if your talking a MIA Strat or something like that? I agree, you need to witness this procedure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members joshmac Posted January 27, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 27, 2007 nah its just a strat copy. Ill call around and see if any of the techs in the area are replacing any nuts soon that i could witness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitslinger Posted January 28, 2007 Members Share Posted January 28, 2007 To do the job properly, you need a nut spacing template, nut files, a grinder of some sort, sandpaper, steel wool, a nut blank (you better get at least two) and some time and patience. If you just want a new nut that will work, order a preslotted graphtech online, just make sure the nut width is correct when you order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members joshmac Posted January 28, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 28, 2007 ever heard anything about TUSQ nuts? My shop carries a bunch of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darylb23 Posted January 28, 2007 Members Share Posted January 28, 2007 What is a typical price to have a tech install one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roy Posted January 28, 2007 Members Share Posted January 28, 2007 What is a typical price to have a tech install one? $30-40 here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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