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Post subject: My G-String broke. Haha!
Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 5:09 pm
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Not in the perverted way!
But the G-String on my Acoustic broke and so it the nut that held it. It costs about 60 dollars to get it fixed and I am unemployed...and have no money. I have tried superglue and ogrilla glue. What else could fix it.

I will try to get some pics uploaded if someone replies. I gotta go get dinner. Later!

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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 5:11 pm
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Wow, the string and the nut? How did that happen?

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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 9:22 pm
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Clean the nut maybe run fine sandpaper on the bottom and front where it contacts the fret board; clean the coresponding arteas on the guitar as well.
get some towels or a block of wood and shape it the fit the neck behind the nut; use the towel to protect the nut and put some between the neck and the block of wood. get some elmer's glue or hide glue (that would be best) and use just a couple drops on the face of the nut and the bottom; get a 4" clamp and gently clamp the nut into place; give it 24 hours and you should be ok.


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Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 6:58 am
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Buy a new nut. On Stratocasters I mostly use the ivory colored "TUSQ Strat Slotted Nut" by Graphtech: $10.95 at www.wdmusic.com. More often than not you can just string right up and get on with it, without any need to adjust the string slots: ideal.

Tips: there is a little spacer that sticks out the bottom of the TUSQ nut. If your nut slot is curved (usually on vintage instruments) you remove this spacer: more likely your nut slot is flat so just leave it in place.

Before you remove the old nut run along the joins between it and the wood of the neck (and fingerboard if it's maple) with a box cutter or craft knife to separate any lacquer finish that’s joining the two, so that the finish doesn’t crack as the nut comes out.

The old nut should come out easily with a gentle tap or two on the side with a hammer onto a nail punch, or similar. If it is really, really stubborn, you can always saw across it with a junior hacksaw, very carefully so as not to hurt the timber. Stop before you get to the bottom of the nut and lift it out very gingerly with pliers.

Likely the new nut will just go in nice and firm: job done. If it is a bit loose, a drop or so of super glue on the bottom of the nut is absolutely all you need to secure it. Don’t mess with the wood!

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Post subject: GOOD ONE.
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:38 am
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I've acctually made that joke a few times. :twisted: :shock:


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Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:24 pm
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cryingstrat wrote:
Wow, the string and the nut? How did that happen?


It fell ON the nut, how that happened is anyones guess.

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