Changing guitar Nut

[Chameleonfong]

Guys,

Is it possible to change a regular bone nut to a locking nut for a floyd without doing major damages on a Strat neck?


Thanx
Fong

[Jester700]

Re: Changing guitar Nut

Depends on whether you call a modification "damage". The least intrusive thing you can do is put a string lock behind the nut; then you only add screw holes. But that may be slightly less stable than doing the nut, which requires removing some wood.

[Black Mariah]

Re: Changing guitar Nut

The old Kahler-style locknut (not the behind the nut clamp) is quite narrow and can actually be perched on a regular nut's shelf. My Robin was done this way from the factory. I have some of these nuts laying around. PM me if you're interested.

[jackson1]

Re: Changing guitar Nut

What's the best way to remove a bone nut? The most gentle method.

BM: sent you a PM. (hey, nice rhyme) [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]

/Henrik

[Chameleonfong]

Re: Changing guitar Nut

What about changing the tuners to locking tuners instead? Would that be a better choice than changing the nut?


THanx
Fong

[sully]

Re: Changing guitar Nut

what are you looking to accomplish, here? if you've got just a regular bone nut on a neck, i'm guessing it's a non locking guitar. are you looking to put a floyd on a body and use that neck?

sully

[Twisteramps]

Re: Changing guitar Nut

Originally posted by jackson1:
What's the best way to remove a bone nut? The most gentle method.

BM: sent you a PM. (hey, nice rhyme) [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]

/Henrik

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Use an xacto knife to score the edges where the nut contacts the neck and fingerboard, so when you knock it loose you don't take a huge chip of finish with it. Don't ask how I know this. [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]

After you score the edges, take a blunt rod (I use a nut driver without a nut on it - a 1/4" works great) and hold it to the side of the nut. Then TAP it with a hammer on the end of the nut driver - the guitar nut should come right off.

Pete
(most reference to the word 'nut' in a non pornographic post winner 2004)

[jackson1]

Re: Changing guitar Nut

Thanks Oklastr... ehh, Pete [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] If i chip my 1987 Soloist following your suggestion, you will have a PM...

Just kiddin', sounds like a job for me. I'm the gentle and patience type kind of guy. I just hope the Jackson guys didn't use a can full of glue on my nut &lt;hey, that sounded kinda dirty&gt;.


nut nut nut nut nut nut - there goes your record...

/Henrik

[Chameleonfong]

Re: Changing guitar Nut

Originally posted by jsullysix:
what are you looking to accomplish, here? if you've got just a regular bone nut on a neck, i'm guessing it's a non locking guitar. are you looking to put a floyd on a body and use that neck?

sully

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">YOu read my mind [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] !! That is exactly what i am planning to do. I am planning to put a regular bone nut neck on a floyd routed body.

Do you reckon it's possible to use locking tuning instead of lock nut in this situation? [img]graemlins/help.gif[/img]


THanks
Fong

[Budman68]

Re: Changing guitar Nut

You may be able to get away with that if the headstock has a straight string path. In other words it would not work on a Jackson 6 on a side pointy neck because the strings would "jump" out of the nut slots because they are on such a steep angle. Carvins actually do this on some of their guitars.

Dave-&gt;

[Jester700]

Re: Changing guitar Nut

True, but Carvin uses a Graphtech nut. I dunno how much worse the bone one would be for friction...

[Chameleonfong]

Re: Changing guitar Nut

Originally posted by budman68:
You may be able to get away with that if the headstock has a straight string path. In other words it would not work on a Jackson 6 on a side pointy neck because the strings would "jump" out of the nut slots because they are on such a steep angle. Carvins actually do this on some of their guitars.

Dave-&gt;

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">What about the Jackson Strat head or the PC neck?


Thanx
Fong

[Chameleonfong]

Re: Changing guitar Nut

Forgot to mention, BM, you have PM. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]


Fong

[Ace]

Re: Changing guitar Nut

You will be OK if you get locking tuners and have a well made bone nut. Just don't do any crazy whammy bar tricks.