This is what is involved in cutting a custom nut..
1. Clean nut slot/ groove.
Make sure you keep it square!
2. Select nut blank, cut slightly longer than finished size.
3. Break out favourite new toy... Ummmmm... Tool and mill bottom edge square.
4. Mark fretboard height on nut
5. Then mark fret height then string height.
6. Begin cutting bevel on back edge before radius sanding the top profile.
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
7. Sand top edge with radius beam and check.
8. Mark slot depth and cut slots.
9. Polish bone nut
10. This is what a fret replacement and custom nut upgrade neck should look like.
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
Very very nice job, there's more to doing a nut than people think.
Cheers Tony.
Only step not there is 11. If you have the complete Guitar, final set up.. Action, string height etc
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
great pictorial DB
how do you determine string height? as in final height of nut...
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I will cover that soon, Stan.
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
Hi DB, I was going to ask that exact question that Stan asked.How do you decide the final height of nut. I'll wait for your tutorial on that.
Thanks
Laz
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