Making a Guitar Nut - 3 Tips for Proper Slotting

Guitar Hardware School: Nuts III

Making a Guitar Nut - 3 Tips for Proper Slotting Using the small wood block and a small hammer, gently tap the nut from the fingerboard side to loosen it from the slot Scrape away any remaining glue from the

Guitar Hardware School: Nuts III

money train 3 slot With the nut polished and glued in place it's time to tweak the nut slots down to their final depth The final depth depends on the guitar and the players

The best test for nut slot height is to fret the string between the 2nd and 3rd frets, then tap the string down right over the 1st fret If

guitar nut slot depth Have him cut the slots in a V shape, sort of like a locking nut, so the width and depth are progressive The down side to making nuts like

The trick is getting the nut slots to the proper depths Some simply sand the bottom on pre-slotted nuts ( I do this myself to get the nut to a