Author Topic: Nylon nut material (Read 2387 times)

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....

Henk · « **Reply #1 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:

5F6-A · « **Reply #2 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 ;)

indysmith · « **Reply #3 on:** December 04, 2007, 08:24:35 AM »

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

Mr Ed · « **Reply #4 on:** December 04, 2007, 08:40:39 AM »

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

Henk · « **Reply #5 on:** December 04, 2007, 08:44:56 AM »

Thats why he needs a new nut.

And then a refret

5F6-A · « **Reply #6 on:** December 05, 2007, 07:09:05 PM »

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