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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: 5F6-A on November 24, 2007, 08:04:23 AM

Title: Nylon nut material
Post by: 5F6-A on November 24, 2007, 08:04:23 AM

I've ordered a blank for the nut of my LP. It comes from a leftover sheet  from the old Kalamazoo Gibson plant and it's a mixture of Nylon 4 and 6. Nylon 4 is no longer made so there's little chances of finding something as historically correct as this.

50's Gibson guitars sounded terrific and they all used this material so it might add to the tone or maybe not....


(http://www.rsguitarworks.net/rsstore/images/NYLONNUT.JPG)

Title: Nylon nut material
Post by: Henk on November 24, 2007, 08:39:33 AM

DAYM i would like to play that one!

Did you order NOS fretless wonder wire too?

AFAIK the 50's LP's should have a very mellow sound, the nylon nut would be coherent with that kind of tone.

I hope you put all nickel string on that, if not we should have a good talk about life and guitars and stuff  :lol:

Title: Nylon nut material
Post by: 5F6-A on December 04, 2007, 06:58:18 AM

they used to sell them at rsguitarworks and they lasted about 5 days... all sold out now.... I've ordered two. Let's see how they turn out ;)

Title: Nylon nut material
Post by: indysmith on December 04, 2007, 08:24:35 AM

man; that thing's crying out for a refret!

Title: Nylon nut material
Post by: Mr Ed on December 04, 2007, 08:40:39 AM

Christ, the fret looks like a nut with them damn grooves in!  :lol:

Title: Nylon nut material
Post by: Henk on December 04, 2007, 08:44:56 AM

Thats why he needs a new nut.

And then a refret :wink:

Title: Nylon nut material
Post by: 5F6-A on December 05, 2007, 07:09:05 PM

refret and new nut go hand in hand most of the times.....