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Arash -> Nut (Oct. 2 2025 13:09:08)

What kind of nut is this? Is this bone and palisanto? And whats up with the form? Is this just aestethics or other reason behind it?



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estebanana -> RE: Nut (Oct. 3 2025 3:21:03)

It’s just an uncommon kind of old fashioned decorated nut. The fact that it’s laminated together is unusual, but sometimes makers used to decorate the nut by extra carving. It’s not functional, just decorative.



Arash -> RE: Nut (Oct. 3 2025 11:28:10)

Ah alright thanks. Found out these are currently being made in Iran by someone as hobby , for friends etc.



Firefrets -> RE: Nut (Oct. 3 2025 11:37:37)

There was a bit of a trend back in the early 1960's where German manufacturers were using black and white nuts. Hofner for example regularly used them. Yours is slightly more elaborate in terms of material and decor, which suggests it was possibly hand made.

The carving itself is a bit of a thing that some luthiers were fooling around with around the time of the 1970's, but likely goes back a bit further than that.

Here's one from 1976 with the same kind of design:

[img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54829378525_5012d354e8_c.jpg[/img]

And the Hofner type:

[img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54829301639_0c870baeb4_b.jpg[/img]



Arash -> RE: Nut (Oct. 3 2025 13:33:10)

Firefrets,
Thank you. Yes these are hand made. He will send me pics of other designs as well. I kind of like them.



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