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Post subject: Wilkinson (split) roller nut. Can you still buy them?
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 5:14 pm
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Hi everyone, I'm looking for the older style "split" Wilkinson roller nut as can been seen here on http://xhefriguitars.com/page2.html

Does anybody know if/where they can still be bought? I have a 1990 strat plus and I want to replace the nut on it with this kind.

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Post subject: Re: Wilkinson (split) roller nut. Can you still buy them?
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 4:14 pm
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Not that I know of for sometime now, I know Jeff Beck only uses them and has a private stash.


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Post subject: Re: Wilkinson (split) roller nut. Can you still buy them?
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 2:17 pm
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Seems like I have seen that pict before. Yes, the split nut is still available from this site:

http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/ikeb ... 6fc35ea5,0

I have never bought one from here and the price is plain nuts! (Pun intended! :roll: ) The only other place I have seen these is on uPay (eBay) from time to time, but also very spendy. I have collected a bunch of standard Wilkinson nuts but no more split ones. Sorry!

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Post subject: Re: Wilkinson (split) roller nut. Can you still buy them?
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 9:43 pm
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Thanks for letting me know Xhefri! You're right, the price is down right silly.

Actually, I no longer seem to have a need for it. I have the regular wilkinson nut on my guitar and i thought that the split nut might better fit higher gauge strings but i found a set of strings that i like and seem to fit just fine.

Needless to say, i'm very pleased with the guitar! It's a 1990 strat plus deluxe and it's the best. It also has a Herb Gastelum neck on it.

Also, Xhefri, thanks for your website which has been a wealth of knowledge on these guitars.


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Post subject: Re: Wilkinson (split) roller nut. Can you still buy them?
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 11:22 pm
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Jeff has his main personal guitar fitted with that split roller nut since he had put a 1993 neck on it.


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