Building a Guitar ep13 - Nut part 2-2

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Uploaded by on Sep 28, 2008

Making the guitar nut out of camel bone blank.
My guitar project. Buying guitar parts from all over and putting them together into a nice-looking and sounding strat-like electric guitar.

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  • I've recently replaced my nut, My g string is intonated but when i play a chord with it, it's out of tune, my second string gives a flanger effect thing which I dislike, How can I fix this?

  • I'm not professional at this, and honestly, I still need to study a bit how to setup the guitar at the end. I'll leave this to other users here.

    IMHO:

    - in tune but out of tune when pressing chord: u need to adjust the distance of the saddle (string should always be in tune when played 'open' and when pressed at 12th fret)

    - flanger effect. If buzzing, u need to adjust the saddle height higher. It might be slightly touching the frets. OR could be the bottom of the slot in the nut not smooth.

  • The string slots should have similar heights (in reference to the neck suface), this height being about the same height of the top of the first fret. So, no difference between slots for low E or high E. Got it?

  • no super glue !

  • why not? I heard this reference (to use it) in several places...

  • It is just not necessary. The string tension will hold the nut the most, just a dot of wood glue off the end of a toothpick would be enough. Then If you ever had to replace the nut you could sand the wood glue to restore your nut slot. I just remember reading luthier battles with super glue.

  • Thanks for the valuable input!

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  • the part where he sands the slot you probably would have to do if it is a righty nut put on backwards

  • i need to fit a nut on a left handed guitar, the nut i have might not be a left handed nut.

    which side should be lower the side with the thick string or thin string?

  • nice guitar! :O

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