nut slot too deep

ArnieZ

ArnieZ

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Recently acquired guitar must have had the nut cut for heavier gauge strings. Changed strings and the D string is buzzing and clearly too low in the slot. Is there a reasonable fix or just have a new nut installed?

ArnieZ

 
I've fixed one slot that was too deep on the fly by filling it with superglue and recutting it (more so grinding it) using the string that's meant for the slot. Works great with wound strings - the windings saw away much better than non-wound strings.

 
Pete Moreno showed me this great trick for this problem....

you take super glue, put a few drops in the slot that is too deep, then sprinkle baking powder over it, pat it in.......it turns rock hard almost instantly! then sand and file to desired height.

it works, i have done it on a couple guitars!

 
Brentrocks said:
Pete Moreno showed me this great trick for this problem....you take super glue, put a few drops in the slot that is too deep, then sprinkle baking powder over it, pat it in.......it turns rock hard almost instantly! then sand and file to desired height.

it works, i have done it on a couple guitars!
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Dan Erlwine suggests taking filings from past "nut jobs" and packing it into the nut slot and adding crazy glue as you state above.

I have a tiny ziplock baggy (filled with the ivory-colored dust that I've made from shaping nuts over the years) in my guitar tool box for just such an occurrence.

God help me if anyone ever finds it. They'll never believe what it is or what it's for!

 
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enlarged nut slots, especially when they're done with the wrong tool, drive me

nuts. it's the first question I ask when I get a craigslister or a guitar store clerk

on the phone...

and another thing, if the dude needs to put super heavy strings on it to

get good tone, that's probably not a good sign either.

 
thanks for the replies so far.. most of them actually addressed the question /emoticons/default_biggrin.png The guitar was strung with a different brand of string but the same gauge. Apparently just enough difference to cause a problem. Super glue doesn't adhere well to nylon I'm told so I'll have to find out what material the nut is. If it requires professional care it shouldn't be too expensive!

ArnieZ

 
Don't laugh, but the fastest, easiest, and cheapest way I've accomplished this is to fold up a very small piece of aluminum foil, place it over the nut slut, and then tighten the string to force it down into the nut slut.

 
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FrankieIII said:
Don't laugh, but the fastest, easiest, and cheapest way I've accomplished this is to fold up a very small piece of aluminum foil, place it over the nut slut, and then tighten the string to force it down into the nut slot.
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LOL!

 
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