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Post subject: Wilkinson to LSR Nut conversion Plus Deluxe
Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2013 1:23 am
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Since getting my 1991 Plus Deluxe from eBay a few months ago I've been meaning to change the nut. As I'm sure you all know, Plus' come with either a Wilkinson Roller Nut 87-92 I believe and 93 onwards they had the LSR roller nut.

Although I have had no issues with the Wilkinson nut on this guitar (unlike my pink 89 Plus Deluxe which I had tuning issues with due to wear on the rollers) I really wanted to be able to use my favoured guage of strings as follows:

9
11
16
24
42
52

Although the D, G, B and e were fine, the Wilkinson nuts don't allow anything more than around 36 and 46 on for the E and A strings. I tried to get on with those guages but it didn't feel right and I wanted the Strat to match my 89 which has already had the conversion done by a guitar tech some years ago.

So, out with instructions and I got started:

Before:
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Removal of the Wilkinson and sanding of the old holes to tidy them up, your supposed to fill them with wood but I wanted to leave them in case I ever wanted to go back to the old nut:
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Post subject: Re: Wilkinson to LSR Nut conversion Plus Deluxe
Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2013 1:23 am
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I marked the holes then proceeded cautiously to drill my beloved axe!
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New LSR nut screwed in:
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Post subject: Re: Wilkinson to LSR Nut conversion Plus Deluxe
Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2013 1:24 am
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Restringing completed:
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And I didn't even need to use the shims!

RESULT!

Cheers all

Sacha

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Post subject: Re: Wilkinson to LSR Nut conversion Plus Deluxe
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 5:12 am
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Nice job!

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