Bob Claw

Thanks! I’m going to take it somewhere. I think he did some filing for sure

Thanks Dave. That really helps. I thought there was something up because all the videos I watched had a normal nut and not this hex head type end. It’s really odd though because I’m really not getting as much change as you would think by turning even an entire rotation either way. It is definately working though because the action gets lower as I tighten the nut, and higher on loosening. But then eventually stops becoming easy to turn both ways.

Thanks everyone. Really good advice. I can tell it is so close to being the perfect relief and it sounds so damn good but I’m guessing there was some filing to the nut and that’s why the action was so low and the buzz occurs. It’s minor but still slightly annoying. if I would only replace the saddle, that probably wouldn’t make much of a difference huh? I’m thinking I could pull off that repair but I’m not real sure where the pickup is located. Is it attached to the current saddle somehow or could I easily remove it? I’d really hate to hand this new baby over to someone overnight to replace the nut but I just might have to do it. Hopefully there is a good Gibson repair shop somewhere in Pittsburgh maybe.

They seem pretty normal. My uncle liked the action lower because his fingers aren’t built up since he is more of a banjo player so he may have file them. I’m not sure. They don’t look horrible and I have no idea where to start to replace them. I’m about an hour south of Pittsburgh PA

Hey everyone. I purchased a 1992 Black Gibson J-200. It was my uncles who never played it and kept in in the case the last 30 years. The sound is amazing but I have some buss on the D and G. The action is a lot lower than what I’m used to. I sometimes like to hammer down on some songs and when I play leads on these two string there is some unwanted buzz. I adjusted the truss rod by turning counter clockwise in small increments. But it seems I don’t have any further to go. The nut seems to have stopped and I’m afraid to turn it any more. I also tried adding medium strings. Is there any harm in trying to loosen the truss rod more even though it feels like doing so is really difficult and not easy to move. I have heard of tightening it too far but not loosening. It has the hex head nut at the top. Any advice would be really appreciated!

Hey everyone. I purchased a 1992 Black Gibson J-200. It was my uncles who never played it and kept in in the case the last 30 years. The sound is amazing but I have some buss on the D and G. The action is a lot lower than what I’m used to. I sometimes like to hammer down on some songs and when I play leads on these two string there is some unwanted buzz. I adjusted the truss rod by turning counter clockwise in small increments. But it seems I don’t have any further to go. The nut seems to have stopped and I’m afraid to turn it any more. I also tried adding medium strings. Is there any harm in trying to loosen the truss rod more even though it feels like doing so is really difficult and not easy to move. I have heard of tightening it too far but not loosening. It has the hex head nut at the top. Any advice would be really appreciated!