Dobro Roller Nut

Don Hayes · Post by **Don Hayes** » 22 Aug 2017 9:51 pm

I'm looking for a roller nut to fit a Gretsch Honey Dipper square neck resonator. I put a multibender on it but I have to retune often as I bend to strings around. I figured a roller nut would help. I saw HipShot makes one but their website is not working... also people mention Dick DeNeve as a possible source. Any ideas ? ....cheers

Howard Parker · Post by **Howard Parker** » 23 Aug 2017 5:03 am

Beard Guitars sells/installs the Hipshot in kit form. I'm unsure whether they'd sell the roller nut separately.

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Bill Mollenhauer · Post by **Bill Mollenhauer** » 23 Aug 2017 5:45 am

Would this do? http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... highlight=

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 23 Aug 2017 7:41 am

I got a roller nut right from Hipshot.

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 23 Aug 2017 8:52 am

Cool DIY job there in Bill's link Tony!

Hipshot's website has been changed somewhat, but they don't show either the Double Shot bridge, nor the roller nut now. A search for either on their site returns a blank.

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 23 Aug 2017 9:28 am

Give 'em a call.

Don Hayes · Post by **Don Hayes** » 23 Aug 2017 9:19 pm

Thanks Bill.... Not sure I want to spend that much time fabricating !
Erv, I'll call hipshot tomorrow, thanks for the pic, looks about like the gretsch slot size.
I have a duesenberg pamona 6 and like the benders... Even tho the upper 5th string breaks ! I started just tuning the 0.012 string to the 5th or 6th depending on the song... Same trick with the dobro... Cheers

Tony Boadle · Post by **Tony Boadle** » 30 Aug 2017 2:58 pm

Hey Don....a small block of aluminium, some string ball ends and a piece of thin rod (oh..and a few hours in the shed!)