Great video Shawn, just ole Don here from Hamilton NZ on my Wife's tablet 'SUSAN ' I'm just a retired old guy that loves to tinker around with guitar's, small repairs and/or improvements to their sound, just like you and others do on U/Tube, there always good to watch, thanks again, kind regards Don 😊😊😊
Thanks for the instructional video. I will be changing the aged nut, saddle, and pins on my 1981 Martin Sigma MIJ DR-28 within the next few weeks. Nice playing btw!
Thanks for your video. I'm about to replace the nut on a little Martin Dread Jr so I've been watching a lot of videos. By the way, I really enjoyed your playing, too! That's some nice finger picking!
very light regular carpenters glue in a pair of very small blobs is all we need to hold a nut in place. Leave strings off as the nut glue dries in place l
Interesting, all I use is a tiny drop of C/A glue, ( my Luthier does the same) and the main advantage is the time, it's almost instantaneous, I just hold it down for 5 minutes, same with the saddle, & double/check their firm& in place then string it up 😮😅😊
Nice and informative description of the possible errors that can creep in on a sanding job you described, that's why Iv'e found it best to use an Ozito ( or something similar, just a hobby brand) 2 stone grinder- Coarse and Fine, for finishing the nut and saddĺe, it can Still go Horribly Wrong, & Very quickly, but with care, Iv'e found it much easier, kind regards Don 😮😊😅
I bought a second hand electronic acoustic guitar the other day. Once I had a good look at it, I needed more than just the amp part lol I need to replace this but piece too. I don't have the old nut. Should I just try to eyeball it or?? Lol
Don't just eyeball it. If your guitar is a well known brand you should be able to look up the string spacing online. Or you could even email the company and ask. I don't know if you'd get a response, but its worth a try. If that doesn't work, you can measure the width of the neck where the nut should go and use whatever is the closest known brand reference. For an acoustic its probably either Martin spacing or Gibson spacing. If all else fails, a Stewart MacDonald string spacing ruler might do what you need.
Great video Shawn, just ole Don here from Hamilton NZ on my Wife's tablet 'SUSAN ' I'm just a retired old guy that loves to tinker around with guitar's, small repairs and/or improvements to their sound, just like you and others do on U/Tube, there always good to watch, thanks again, kind regards Don 😊😊😊
good stuff man. I recently sanded a nut unevenly because of finger pressure. Lesson learned..
I'm going to fit a new nut to my guitar. Never having done this before, your video is just what I was looking for. Thanks for the helpful info.
Nice job! Beautiful old Guild too.
Thanks for the instructional video. I will be changing the aged nut, saddle, and pins on my 1981 Martin Sigma MIJ DR-28 within the next few weeks. Nice playing btw!
Working on my 78 D-25 I recently bought with a broken nut at same area as yours (common) thanks for the post.
You did great! I plan to put a nut bone on my 528 First edition Taylor, it’s inspiring! THX
Excellent sound!! Great work!!
Great helpful and honest video. I'm gonna give this a shot now too
Thank you Shawn, really needed this
Great video, this is exactly what I was looking for! (Wonderful playing too 👍)
Thanks for your video. I'm about to replace the nut on a little Martin Dread Jr so I've been watching a lot of videos.
By the way, I really enjoyed your playing, too! That's some nice finger picking!
Awesome video, I learned a lot. Thanks
Thanks!
very light regular carpenters glue in a pair of very small blobs is all we need to hold a nut in place. Leave strings off as the nut glue dries in place l
Interesting, all I use is a tiny drop of C/A glue, ( my Luthier does the same) and the main advantage is the time, it's almost instantaneous, I just hold it down for 5 minutes, same with the saddle, & double/check their firm& in place then string it up 😮😅😊
Nice and informative description of the possible errors that can creep in on a sanding job you described, that's why Iv'e found it best to use an Ozito ( or something similar, just a hobby brand) 2 stone grinder- Coarse and Fine, for finishing the nut and saddĺe, it can Still go Horribly Wrong, & Very quickly, but with care, Iv'e found it much easier, kind regards Don 😮😊😅
I bought a second hand electronic acoustic guitar the other day. Once I had a good look at it, I needed more than just the amp part lol I need to replace this but piece too. I don't have the old nut. Should I just try to eyeball it or?? Lol
Don't just eyeball it. If your guitar is a well known brand you should be able to look up the string spacing online. Or you could even email the company and ask. I don't know if you'd get a response, but its worth a try.
If that doesn't work, you can measure the width of the neck where the nut should go and use whatever is the closest known brand reference. For an acoustic its probably either Martin spacing or Gibson spacing.
If all else fails, a Stewart MacDonald string spacing ruler might do what you need.
1982 guild?...40th anniversary... same as me... cept the guild as aged better than me😆
As the saying goes.Always best to have 2 nuts...Ya never know if you mess one up.
Start with 80 grit son. ;-)