Nut Replacement

For acoustic, electric and bass guitars

Repair Services

A nut replacement is often overlooked but is a great tone and playing enhancement on most all guitars. From roller nuts, locking nuts and lubricated nuts for electric guitars to micarta, corian, bone and Graphtech for acoustic guitars. There are more but it all depends on your guitar, the style of music you play and what you want to hear. If you are an electric guitar player you could consider bone but may be more interested in a nut material that responds well to bends and tremolos like a Graphtech Black Tusq XL nut. If your guitar has a tremolo system on it you may want a roller or locking nut. With a roller or locking nut there is a bit of fret board and neck cutting to be done that cannot be reversed and you will need locking tuners. Locking nuts work good but pose a different problem. You have to unlock the nut in order to tune your guitar. Floyd Rose tremolos have fine tuners at the bridge but occassionally have to be reset. A good alternative is locking tuners with Graphtech Black Tusq XL nut and string trees (Fender guitars) for guitars with tremolo bridge systems.

I have tried several different materials for nut making on my personal acoustic guitars and always go back to bone. In my opinion, the physical properties of organic materials that make up acoustic guitars, various woods and bone, produce a better sound and feel for me personally.

Know the string size you are going to use on the guitar. If your playing an SRV setup with .013 - .058's and change to .009 - .046's, well, the new strings will not fit the old nut slots. Also, good contact point and roll off underneath the string on the way to the tuning key are important for harmonics. Wound strings should fit no more than half their diameter in the slot and plain strings only a little more.

                Services Performed:
                1. Remove strings or tie back as needed to access the nut.
                2. Remove the old nut, clean nut seat and fretboard end.
                3. Level nut seat and fretboard end.
                4. For roller or locking nut installations on electric guitars, routing and/or
                    drilling will be required.
                5. Shape new nut, set string spacing with guage, mark, cut and adjust string
                    height.
                6. Final shape, sand and polish nut.

Though it is not absolutely necessary, it is a good idea to get a full
setup and adjust with a nut replacement, especially if new strings or a different size are installed.

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