How much for a nut job?

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I just wanted to come out of the woodwork, and mention that "Light" is one of the very few people on this board, that actually knows what he's talking about, when it comes to guitars.

And a "stand up" guy....

No, I don't even know him.
 
turnitdown said:
I just wanted to come out of the woodwork, and mention that "Light" is one of the very few people on this board, that actually knows what he's talking about, when it comes to guitars.
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No contest here, the man is obviously well informed; in this case he just wasn't too polite. However, he has apologised, and that takes something. I think his remarks were simply a measure of how strongly he feels about his work.
 
Aw.. I got unsigned neg rep for the post above...
I'm wounded.... :D

Gee... I wonder who left it?? :rolleyes:
 
turnitdown said:
Aw.. I got unsigned neg rep for the post above...
I'm wounded.... :D

Gee... I wonder who left it?? :rolleyes:
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It wasn't me...thanks for the unsigned rep though.
 
yesterday i made some inquiries at the local guitar shop and a new nut - plus minor adjustments to the set up if necessary - costs 70 euros - $90.
 
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When you grow up poor; anut is anut, is a nut. I never could justify why any human would pay someone 50.00 - 100.00 to replace a piece of bone ,plastic, steel , brass, aluminum, or ANY material on their very OWN guitar. A NUT has never been rocket science or brain surgery, nor will it ever. If you have common sense, you will fashion a nut out of a material that is as solid as you can find.

Haven't made one from obsidian yet; but I think it would make the perfect Nut. Try to remove the mystery. A nut is a piece of cake compared to straightening a twisted neck. Keep it simple. The reason you are charged that much for a piece of material, that small is; the luthier HAS to make it as Pretty as Factory made.

Factory made must not be all that Great; or why is there a Need to constantly Modify a Factory instrument?

Seating the nut is universally important. Take your time with the seating, pick out a solid material and have at it. My first 2 nuts left a little to be desired, but that did not slow me down. Last year, I replaced a nut I put on my friend's Les Paul Epi. I could not believe he had used a scrap nut from a junker, that we had replaced in 1968. In other words, it's not " Brain Salad Surgery"; remember that?

Not putting down the 2 qualified Luthiers in any way. Just saying, a nut is a simple thing, you can carve one with your pocketknife.....just Won't look Factory made.

Cheers to all and Merry Christmas, and Good Nutting!! Dave
 
Slowrider said:
Just saying, a nut is a simple thing, you can carve one with your pocketknife.....just Won't look Factory made.
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long live diy! :)
 
I think I might go in to a shop just so I can ask them "How much do you charge for a nutjob?".

:D
 
I'll tell you, I wanted a nut replaced on a Deering banjo I own, took it to the only place in town I knew would do the work, asked their price...they said $30...and I decided to NOT let them work on it...not my $2500 banjo, thank you.

nice apology Light.

Hey Light...btw, I got [another] call from a Berklee guy soliciting $$ from alums, and he said banjo was now a "recognized" instrument for a performance instrument. He also said the turntable was now too. That was the last straw!!! I can see da banjer, but what's with the turntable?? :rolleyes:
 
Nakatira said:
I`ve changed a nut once :D

I took about 40$ for it. that also included the nut, reading about prices you guys mention.
I can see I`m not charging enough :mad: , I could have been a wealthy man ;) .


But speaking of nuts, have anyone tried NUT-SAUCE (Make jokes here).
I know the name is hillarious, but I tell you my strat has never kept its tuning better, and I do lots of Dive bombs, bendings and sutch.
Great investment for your guitar, specially strats, but it will work with most guitars :)
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I make my own, and I invented it myself 25 years ago; I guess I should have patented it. ;^)

I use a slurry of Teflon grease and graphite, both of which are very cheap at the hardware store, and it takes so little of it that I am still on my first tube of grease and bottle of graphite. I mix up a dab of it when I change strings, and I use a toothpick to put a little glob of it in each slot in the nut.

I play a Strat with a floating trem bridge, and it cured my whammy bar blues.
 
mixmkr said:
I'll tell you, I wanted a nut replaced on a Deering banjo I own, took it to the only place in town I knew would do the work, asked their price...they said $30...and I decided to NOT let them work on it...not my $2500 banjo, thank you.

nice apology Light.

Hey Light...btw, I got [another] call from a Berklee guy soliciting $$ from alums, and he said banjo was now a "recognized" instrument for a performance instrument. He also said the turntable was now too. That was the last straw!!! I can see da banjer, but what's with the turntable?? :rolleyes:
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Try playing a turntable the way the top DJ's do. It takes skill and timming. not unlike all the other instuments out there. :cool:
 
Phoneboy said:
Try playing a turntable the way the top DJ's do. It takes skill and timming. not unlike all the other instuments out there. :cool:
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Just the other day, I was telling my best friend, if he takes a turntable and installs the proper gauge frets..radially..he could make a fortune as a skilled turntable or "Record Player" Musician. He was so thrilled, he went to Goodwill and bought such an instrument.

Now he is in Vegas, spinning that fretted turntable, making a decent wage. Recently he added variable speed , so he can keep a steady beat, no matter what speed he uses.

He calls it "Hip Hop". I told him, someone already invented that term, but he won't believe me. Hell...I'm just a bass player. :eek:
 
mixmkr said:
Hey Light...btw, I got [another] call from a Berklee guy soliciting $$ from alums, and he said banjo was now a "recognized" instrument for a performance instrument. He also said the turntable was now too. That was the last straw!!! I can see da banjer, but what's with the turntable?? :rolleyes:
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Well, Berklee has always tried very hard to be the best contemporary music school in the world. I'm afraid there is no way around it, contemporary music involves DJ's. I know the guy who is in charge of the program (he was the guy who interviewed me for the MP&E program, and I think he let me in as much because he liked dad's guitars as anything else), and I do find it a little weird that the head of a program for DJ's is a really intensely WHITE guy. But I had a roommate my first year there who was a DJ (he was there as a trombone principle), and that shit is not as easy as it looks.


Light

"Cowards can never be moral."
M.K. Gandhi
 
[[and that shit is not as easy as it looks.]] Yes, but it's still PRE-recorded music that other people have recorded. I just don't see how it could be conceived as an instrument....when NO original notes have been created. :rolleyes:
 
speaking of nuts, light you can probably answer this for me...i'm sure i've asked you years ago, but i always wanted to set up a floyd rose on my strat, and I see I can buy a locking nut at my local guitar store for around $30 to $40..but what's involved in attaching that? it's attached by screws through the back of the neck isn't it? whats your opinion on it? do it yourself, or bring it somewhere? i try to learn all this stuff by myself, so i always do my own guitar work, electronic especially..but i've never really done much with the physical body/neck.
 
Slowrider said:
[[and that shit is not as easy as it looks.]] Yes, but it's still PRE-recorded music that other people have recorded. I just don't see how it could be conceived as an instrument....when NO original notes have been created. :rolleyes:
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Well, it depends on the DJ. Certainly, I've seen at least one guy who use an record with a test tone which he then tuned using the vari-speed on his turntable.




Light

"Cowards can never be moral."
M.K. Gandhi
 
ZoSo58LP said:
speaking of nuts, light you can probably answer this for me...i'm sure i've asked you years ago, but i always wanted to set up a floyd rose on my strat, and I see I can buy a locking nut at my local guitar store for around $30 to $40..but what's involved in attaching that? it's attached by screws through the back of the neck isn't it? whats your opinion on it? do it yourself, or bring it somewhere? i try to learn all this stuff by myself, so i always do my own guitar work, electronic especially..but i've never really done much with the physical body/neck.
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Personally, I hate the ones which go through the neck. There are others which are screwed on with smaller screws that don't go all the way through. I always feel like those heavy bolts put the neck at greater risk of breaking. Either way, it is rather particular work, so I would have it done by a professional. You need to make a flat platform for the new nut to rest. It's a pain, and it really does need to be done right.


Light

"Cowards can never be moral."
M.K. Gandhi
 
ah i see i see..thanks! i probably won't do it though with my current guit..i want to make a nice custom guitar one of these days with a floyd rose and whatnot..hmm
 
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