Luthier Tips du Jour - Nut and Saddle Making

Luthier and Instructor, Robert O'Brien, shows how he makes nuts and saddles for his guitars.

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[joe90d2]

Thanks a lot, great video.

Quick question, If I have a guitar where the 'E6' string is sharp on cappo on first two frets ie a 'G' sharp note instead of a perfect 'G' but other frets bar 1 and 2 are ok any ideas what might be up? higher strings 'E1' are fine. Action is fine, and trust rod and nut marks up with measurements you give for both. Thanks for any advice. Joe.

[OBrienGuitars]

@joe90d2 Check your intonation on the 6th string like I show in the video. Most likely your saddle angle is not sufficient on the sixth string side.

[DerekGrever]

how did you make that half pencil? ive cut a pencil in half but the lead falls out

[OBrienGuitars]

@DerekGrever You can use a sander or block plane to remove half the pencil.

[wildwestpoint]

what's the correct measurement of the action? the string height from the 12th fret? i want it as low as it can get but without buzzing

[OBrienGuitars]

@wildwestpoint Good question. Nylon or steel string? In my video about acoustic guitar set up I talk about this. Do a search on Acoustic Guitar Set Up and my Luthier Tips du Jour video will show up. This should answer your questions.

[ProcrastinatorsUnify]

I have yet to meet a man who isn't serious about his nuts! Thumbs uP!

[mawd83]

At 5:30. Please tell me how long it takes to buff your nutz so that they're nice and shinny.

[STRUMMERBOY1975]

Thanks ! If only all tutorials were this clear ! :)

[neviatha]

Excellent, this is exactly what I was looking for.

[1stab]

I've always hated doing this part on the guitar. But this has got to be the easiest and most straightforward way of doing it. Gonna make a half pencil and bring that action down low right now!

[OBrienGuitars]

@tumeninotes Check the harmonic at the 12th fret and then the note at the 12th fret. If the note is sharp then you need to increase the scale length at the saddle. Use a file to do this. Good luck.