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Replacing a Nut on a Guitar

There's a couple of pages for removal and adjustment of the new one.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance NoteBoat https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/getting-your-nut-off/#post-64301 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/getting-your-nut-off/#post-64300 Sun, 01 Aug 2004 00:37:11 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance PsYcHoNIK https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/getting-your-nut-off/#post-64300 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/getting-your-nut-off/#post-64152 Thu, 29 Jul 2004 23:51:28 +0000
Either way, you would use files to shape it, and nutfiles (or other files which should be very thin, with cutting edges on the...edges) for doing the string slots.

You can get nuts that are already slotted -- or at least with the slots started -- and already close to the shape (Fendery type or Gibson shape), and then you get it down to the final shape on your own.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance DemoEtc https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/getting-your-nut-off/#post-64152 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/getting-your-nut-off/#post-64143 Thu, 29 Jul 2004 22:11:17 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance blutic1 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/getting-your-nut-off/#post-64143 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/getting-your-nut-off/#post-64142 Thu, 29 Jul 2004 22:08:22 +0000
And if this is so, you should be able to dislodge it with just a gentle tap of the edge of a screwdriver or something. When you replace it, use a tiny bit of glue again so it's easy to re-replace if need ever arises.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance DemoEtc https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/getting-your-nut-off/#post-64142 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/getting-your-nut-off/#post-2935 Thu, 29 Jul 2004 21:49:21 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance blutic1 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/getting-your-nut-off/#post-2935