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Use the yellow label "SloZap" glue for this.
-dave
--- surfgitar <> wrote:
>
>
> Marty, Here's a suggestion I got from a guitar tech
> to cure a nut slot
> that was too big. He sold me a small bone block,
> looks like it could
> be used to make the nut from. Sand it down and mix
> the dust with a
> drop of glue to form a paste. Put a little of this
> in the string slot,
> after it dries you can cut the string slot out at
> the correct width.
> It worked fine for me. Should have less effect on
> sustain and last a
> while
> casey
>
> --- In , "Jeff"
> <bigtikidude@y...> wrote:
> >
> > Marty,
> > That's kinda what I did for my Bass.
> > My A string was buzzing in the nut. So i took a
> small piece of
> > paper, folded it over once, and stuck in in there
> around the string
> > in the nut groove. Walah no more buzz. every once
> in awhile when I
> > tune the sting I need to reposition it in the nut.
> > Jeff(bigtikidude)
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In , "Marty
> Tippens"
> > <mctippens@e...> wrote:
> > > This has gotta be the stupidest, most
> hair-brained idea I have come
> > up with, and it works beautifully!
> > >
> > > The 9th fret on my low E-string buzzed like a
> bee. It was the only
> > buzz on the whole neck. I raised the action and
> that helped a bit,
> > but now the action was too high and the buzz was
> still detectable. It
> > was clear that the 9th fret was a hair too low at
> the low E end and
> > could use a lift. But this is a nice bound neck on
> a vintage Mosrite.
> > The original frets are in great shape over-all. I
> didn't want to take
> > it in for a fret job.
> > >
> > > My answer was in the kitchen drawer. What better
> to give some rise
> > to the fret under the low E than Scotch tape?! I
> slapped a little
> > half inch length of tape over the fret and guess
> what...it didn't
> > work, the fret still buzzed. BUT a second piece on
> top of the first
> > did the trick and killed that buzzy bee like fly
> paper. Did the tape
> > cause other buzz at the 8th or 7th frets or...?
> Nope!! I dropped the
> > action back down nice and low and it plays
> wonderfully.
> > >
> > > The side affects of this operation are:
> > >
> > > 1. A very slight decrease in sustain at the
> taped-over fret. After
> > all, the string is now touching plastic tape and
> not a metal fret.
> > The slight decrease in sustain at the one fret is
> much preferable to
> > the previous annoying buzz.
> > >
> > > 2. The tape will probably have to be replaced
> every six months or
> > less. I'll do that whether it needs it or not
> 'cause I don't want a
> > sticky stuff problem.
> > >
> > > 3. This trick might be a bit of a problem under
> higher strings that
> > get a lot of bending action. The bending of the
> string probably would
> > cut into the tape.
> > >
> > > -Marty
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
>
>
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