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First nut repair.
The nut broke away outside my low e string. It is not a very expensive guitar so I decided to fix it myself. Went to the local music store to get a replacement nut. Oh no!....guitars everywhere! I did make it out purchasing only the nut and strings. After an hour of sanding, filing and measuring it came out pretty good. I do have more respect for luthiers now.
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Good for you... glad to hear you did it yourself.
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I'm comfortable re-gluing a bridge, making my own bone saddles, changing tuners and pins but I leave the nut to the pro's.
I did one on a $50 kit guitar that worked out OK but wouldn't even try it on anything else so I really congratulate you, they're not easy to get right.
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What did you use to cut the nut slots?
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Cut nut slots...hahahah. I went over the nuts on hand (all pre slotted). Found the one with the best match and went from there. It is bone and surprisingly easy to work with.
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