silddx -> Advice on removing a glued nut on my new Conde please (Apr. 20 2025 19:02:13)
I'm not too keen on the nut (it's a replacement I am sure) on the Conde I just bought. I find the string spacing a bit too wide and the Es are too close to the fingerboard edge, And the A slot is off centre.
BUT, it's glued, no idea with how much glue, it is very firm.
How should I remove it safely please, or at least establish if it needs a luthier to do it?
I fancy making my own, with Pablo Requena's method which makes a lot of sense to me.
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oc chuck -> RE: Advice on removing a glued nut on my Conde (Apr. 20 2025 20:32:47)
I have done this on 2 guitars- Firmly support the neck at the headstock.
Starts at 38 seconds.
Are you going to make the new nut?
silddx -> RE: Advice on removing a glued nut on my Conde (Apr. 20 2025 21:44:54)
Thank you, yes I am going to make the new nut myself. It will be my first nut, but I have made saddles successfully.
estebanana -> RE: Advice on removing a glued nut on my Conde please (Apr. 21 2025 4:24:36)
Unfortunately this is an unremediable situation. You’ll have to replace the entire guitar.
silddx -> RE: Advice on removing a glued nut on my Conde please (Apr. 21 2025 7:52:09)
Yeah, I knew I should have stuck with the Yamaha.
estebanana -> RE: Advice on removing a glued nut on my Conde please (Apr. 21 2025 10:47:55)
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ORIGINAL: silddx
Yeah, I knew I should have stuck with the Yamaha.
Did you get it out?
Usually tapping from the side with a small piece if hardwood with a light hammer will break out a nut. But only light tapping. If it takes more that that you’ll have to try other methods. Alcohol used sparingly in the seam between the nut and fingerboard can sometimes solve the glue. Unless someone was daft enough to use a lot of glue. Try a few applications of alcohol dripped from a toothpick in the seam then tap again. Have tissue ready in case the liquid flows out the side.
If tapping from both sides doesn’t loosen it, then you have to go into tank mode.
silddx -> RE: Advice on removing a glued nut on my Conde please (Apr. 21 2025 11:08:26)
No, I haven't tried removing it yet. Thank you for your advice, Stephen. I'll wait until the bone blanks arrive and have a crack at it next weekend. It needs a new bridge bone too. Cheers.
In the meantime, here is a picture of the kittens we adopted. They were dumped in a bin when they were a few weeks old. Miss Jones, Vienna, and Basil.
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estebanana -> RE: Advice on removing a glued nut on my Conde please (Apr. 21 2025 12:03:53)
Insolent furry monsters
silddx -> RE: Advice on removing a glued nut on my Conde please (Apr. 22 2025 21:23:29)
Xx
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rombsix -> RE: Advice on removing a glued nut on my Conde please (Apr. 23 2025 1:48:32)
Cute gatos!
silddx -> RE: Advice on removing a glued nut on my Conde please (Apr. 23 2025 12:47:04)
Thank you, I’ll let them know [:)]
silddx -> RE: Advice on removing a glued nut on my Conde please (Apr. 23 2025 17:04:31)
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Did you get it out?
Nut is out, a small tap was all it needed. Thanks for your help man.
