timandbob Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Its a long story, but I have a need for a new nut for my Epiphone Dot Deluxe VS. So, if anyone has one, I'd be interested in getting one. If not, I'd appreciate it if someone could point me towards the website where I can purchase the correct one, preslotted. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I've heard nothing but good things about Bob Colosi: http://www.guitarsaddles.com/ He recommends that you have a professional install it, though, and I assume most professionals are capable of making the nut themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timandbob Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 I've heard nothing but good things about Bob Colosi: http://www.guitarsaddles.com/ He recommends that you have a professional install it' date=' though, and I assume most professionals are capable of making the nut themselves.[/quote']Thanks, I was looking for a preslotted nut, and I'm not necessarily looking for that nice a nut. But thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 http://www.allparts.com/store/nuts-saddles-tusq-graphite-ebanol-nuts-bn-2863-00t,Product.asp maybe http://www.wdmusic.com/tusq.24_slotted_nut.html for sure TWANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timandbob Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 http://www.allparts.com/store/nuts-saddles-tusq-graphite-ebanol-nuts-bn-2863-00t' date='Product.aspmaybe http://www.wdmusic.com/tusq.24_slotted_nut.html for sure TWANG [/quote']Thanks TWANG. I think I'll go with allparts. I appreciate the response and info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 no problem. You know, I have to order a bridge and some saddles.. I could order it for you. discount on price and shipping that way.. say 9.00 shipped if you're in the lower 48 states. and of course, I get proof of delivery now on everything I send. No more of that mistake. So you'll get it! TWANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timandbob Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 no problem. You know' date=' I have to order a bridge and some saddles.. I could order it for you. discount on price and shipping that way.. say 9.00 shipped if you're in the lower 48 states. and of course, I get proof of delivery now on everything I send. No more of that mistake. So you'll get it! TWANG [/quote']Thanks, I really appreciate it. However, I just ordered it. It was $11 plus shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 cool with me! it should be a tad high.. just lay a piece of med. grit paper on a nice flat surface and slide the nut back and forth.. work it slowly don't go too far. keep it flat.. that way you don't have to have special files for cutting the nut slots deeper, you just lower the nut until it's the right height. the right height: press any string at the 3rd fret and hold.. there should then be distance a human hair between the bottom of that string and the top of the first fret. It's better to get one high, which you can fit with just a tick of work, than low which you'd have to shim, or can't use. TWANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timandbob Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 cool with me!it should be a tad high.. just lay a piece of med. grit paper on a nice flat surface and slide the nut back and forth.. work it slowly don't go too far. keep it flat.. that way you don't have to have special files for cutting the nut slots deeper' date=' you just lower the nut until it's the right height. the right height: press any string at the 3rd fret and hold.. there should then be distance a human hair between the bottom of that string and the top of the first fret. It's better to get one high, which you can fit with just a tick of work, than low which you'd have to shim, or can't use. TWANG[/quote']Great info. Thanks. Yeah, after I played with the earvana a bit, and then the capo on the first fret, I realized that the guy who did my set-up just did not work on the nut at all. So, the nut was too high. Its too bad that the original nut I removed sort of broke. Temporarily, I glued it together and sanded down the bottom as you suggested and got the action low enough. Bingo, very little intonation problems. So, thanks again TWANG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 cool with me!it should be a tad high.. just lay a piece of med. grit paper on a nice flat surface and slide the nut back and forth.. work it slowly don't go too far. keep it flat.. that way you don't have to have special files for cutting the nut slots deeper' date=' you just lower the nut until it's the right height. the right height: press any string at the 3rd fret and hold.. there should then be distance a human hair between the bottom of that string and the top of the first fret. It's better to get one high, which you can fit with just a tick of work, than low which you'd have to shim, or can't use. TWANG[/quote'] A piece of standard copy paper is about .001" and makes a good gauge for checking the nut as Twang said. And, you don't have to pluck out a hair... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostindesert Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Sorry, i'm sane. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timandbob Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 A piece of standard copy paper is about .001" and makes a good gauge for checking the nut as Twang said. And' date=' you don't have to pluck out a hair...[/quote']gotcha. actually that is what I have been using as my gauge. i just got the nut today. So hopefully sometime this week I'll have time to start the sanding project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 cool beans! good luck. be patient! TWANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjones200x Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Just ordered a tusq nut myself as about ten mins ago i checked my std nut settings and found it way high si rubbed it down and checked and needed more then once again then on the final time............Too much! The std nut was chipped anyway so would of changed in the end. Take it slow! Gonna get my tech to do a full set up as keep getting buzzing even with the action quite high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timandbob Posted January 6, 2009 Author Share Posted January 6, 2009 cool beans! good luck. be patient! TWANG You bet. Thanks for the info. When I get it properly set up (he said hopefully), I'll post it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timandbob Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 You bet. Thanks for the info. When I get it properly set up (he said hopefully)' date=' I'll post it up.[/quote'] Well, I think its set up. I still have minor intonation issues, but its much better. The intonation issues are on the D and G strings at the second and third frets (they play sharp +2). I can tweak the tuning to get it to sound okay. When I play barre chords, it sounds dead on. So, any other thoughts on how to get the D and G strings intonation to be better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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