JBASHORUN -> RE: SANDING MY NUTS... (Apr. 4 2005 11:51:05)
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did you have to use such a topic for your thread? "Sanding my nuts" LOL, Yeah sorry about the title, guys! But it seemed appropriate at the time, and my query was really about sanding and filing nuts (of a sort). As for the Yamaha nut being made of bone... I'm not so sure. Its looks very glossy/shiny, which my bone ones don't. Although it may be polished bone. Luckily it's not one of those cheap looking ones- it seems quite good quality, whatever it's made of. But you're right Cheston, there's plenty of things that can go wrong when making a nut from scratch (for example getting the fit perfect, and the string grooves of uniform depth and parallel) so whilst it's nice to be able to do it when necessary, it's something I don't plan to do unless I really need to (my Classical nuts were both already cracked), and I don't think I'll risk it on the new Yamaha. Anders, I did use proper nut files for the string grooves, but they cost £10 each, so I couldn't afford more than 2!!! So I got a medium thickness one (which says 0.046) and a thicker one (which says 0.056). the guy who sold them to me said I'd be better off using the thinner one and angling the file to make a wider groove where necessary. Anyway, I think you guys are right... I'm expecting too much from such a cheap instrument. After all, the label does state that the guitar is "made in Taiwan". I suppose it may never sound like PDL's, but for the price, the sound is good and bright. I will continue to break it in and see what happens. Thanks for the advice everyone. James
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