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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]From: http://www.fretnotguitarrepair.com/nut_materials.htm
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Common Guitar Nut Material[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Bone / Ivory nuts Bone nuts are dense, durable and many are fond of the tone. All bone and ivory nuts are carved from scratch to fit the instrument in hand. If dealing with an instruments for which there are no "ready made" replacement nuts, custom, hand carved nuts can be made to replace the original.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Ivory Nut I carved for a Martin[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Tusq® nuts Tusq® is the brand name of a man made material quickly gaining in popularity. Tusq® nuts and saddles are used by Taylor, Gibson, Tacoma and many other manufacturers. These would be my recommendation for those seeking a ready made replacement nut.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]I have most popular sizes of Tusq® nuts on hand for shop replacements. If you are looking to purchase just the nut you can check out Graph Tech's website. All ready made nuts must still be adjusted for string height and action after installation, most require some fitting to the neck.
Graph Tech Trem-Nuts® - Graphite nuts are popular on electric guitars with tremolo's. The use of a tremolo causes the string to be pulled back and forth thru the nut. To prevent string binding and possible breakage it is important that the string glide nicely thru the nut slots without sticking. View some available Trem-Nuts[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Plastic Nuts - A great deal of instruments still come standard with plastic nuts. While these are O.K. it should be said that there is a vast difference amongst plastics. Cheaply made hollow, soft or spongy plastic nuts are sure to be a sustain and tone killa![/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Corian® nuts- It's not just for your kitchen ya know... Corian is another synthetic material that has been used for nuts. It has a very bright white appearance and is used on nearly all Martin® instruments. If you really want to be different you could also consider using scrap Corian from your local home improvement store and create one in any number of colors.
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Brass or Aluminum nuts These are not as common as other materials but some players gotta have 'em.
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Brass Nut laminated with plastic[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Ebony / Wood Nuts Ebony has also been used by various manufacturers though it is most often seen on earlier instruments or less expensive models.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Locking & Specialty Electric Guitar Nuts[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Locking Nuts - These are manufactured nuts found on electric guitars which "lock" the string at the nut to prevent string slippage and binding at the nut. Locking nuts are usually reserved for instruments with tremolos where strings are pulled frequently due to tremolo use.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Roller Nut - Used on electric guitars with tremolos, ball bearings ease the movement of the string across the nut.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]From: http://www.fretnotguitarrepair.com/nut_materials.htm
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Common Guitar Nut Material[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Bone / Ivory nuts Bone nuts are dense, durable and many are fond of the tone. All bone and ivory nuts are carved from scratch to fit the instrument in hand. If dealing with an instruments for which there are no "ready made" replacement nuts, custom, hand carved nuts can be made to replace the original.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Ivory Nut I carved for a Martin[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Tusq® nuts Tusq® is the brand name of a man made material quickly gaining in popularity. Tusq® nuts and saddles are used by Taylor, Gibson, Tacoma and many other manufacturers. These would be my recommendation for those seeking a ready made replacement nut.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]I have most popular sizes of Tusq® nuts on hand for shop replacements. If you are looking to purchase just the nut you can check out Graph Tech's website. All ready made nuts must still be adjusted for string height and action after installation, most require some fitting to the neck.
Graph Tech Trem-Nuts® - Graphite nuts are popular on electric guitars with tremolo's. The use of a tremolo causes the string to be pulled back and forth thru the nut. To prevent string binding and possible breakage it is important that the string glide nicely thru the nut slots without sticking. View some available Trem-Nuts[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Plastic Nuts - A great deal of instruments still come standard with plastic nuts. While these are O.K. it should be said that there is a vast difference amongst plastics. Cheaply made hollow, soft or spongy plastic nuts are sure to be a sustain and tone killa![/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Nut is Hollow Thru it's center[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Corian® nuts- It's not just for your kitchen ya know... Corian is another synthetic material that has been used for nuts. It has a very bright white appearance and is used on nearly all Martin® instruments. If you really want to be different you could also consider using scrap Corian from your local home improvement store and create one in any number of colors.
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Brass or Aluminum nuts These are not as common as other materials but some players gotta have 'em.
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[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Brass Nut laminated with plastic[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Ebony / Wood Nuts Ebony has also been used by various manufacturers though it is most often seen on earlier instruments or less expensive models.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Locking & Specialty Electric Guitar Nuts[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Locking Nuts - These are manufactured nuts found on electric guitars which "lock" the string at the nut to prevent string slippage and binding at the nut. Locking nuts are usually reserved for instruments with tremolos where strings are pulled frequently due to tremolo use.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Roller Nut - Used on electric guitars with tremolos, ball bearings ease the movement of the string across the nut.[/FONT]
