Sure Fire way to file the nut on your guitar.

[LiveeviL2000]

I was installing a nut today and I found this pretty good way of knowing how much to file each slot pretty accurately.
I think it’s a pretty good guitar hack.

 

[C-Grin]

Interesting

 

[TVvoodoo]

Liking this a lot!

 

[LiveeviL2000]

It’s great.
Saves time.
Still have to file slowly, but it gives you a great guide.
I went back and did a stroke or two in the low E and A. I was done.

 

[syscokid]

Very cool! Thanks for posting the hack…

 

[Mitch Pearrow SJMP]

Nice

 

[Mr Grumpy]

Interesting.

I've got a new nut for my SG, but I'm not sure whether to put it on meself or take it to a professional...



(It looks a very good fit, just will need a tad of filling on the underneath.)

 

[LiveeviL2000]

If you aren’t entirely comfortable with it. Let a pro do it.
Shouldn’t be too expensive.

 

[Mr Grumpy]

If you aren’t entirely comfortable with it. Let a pro do it.
Shouldn’t be too expensive.

I've also got new PUs and a wring harness (I had the circuit board - not saying there's a sound diffence; I don't know or care, but I just like the old wires...), so maybe getting the pro to do all three at the same time.

 

[LiveeviL2000]

At that point may as well.

 

[67plexi]

1950's Gibson nut blank I have in my stash to be honest the best nut material so far is pre ban ivory the trick is soak it in vinegar

 

[jtcnj]

Nice tip!
The use of go / no go type tools is good stuff.

 

[Session 5]

I've also got new PUs and a wring harness (I had the circuit board - not saying there's a sound diffence; I don't know or care, but I just like the old wires...), so maybe getting the pro to do all three at the same time.

Good decision..

 

[syscokid]

… the trick is soak it in vinegar

What does this do to the ivory nut?

 

[67plexi]

What does this do to the ivory nut?

Vinegar makes ivory softer to work with I had a 1914 Washburn ivory nut like new after all that time

Native Alaska ivory carvers turned me on to that trick