Making a nut(?) What material?

Don McClellan · Post by **Don McClellan** » 27 Dec 2006 3:23 pm

Hi, I'm making a 12 string lap steel and I'm ready for the nut. What should I use? Does someone out there make them for sale? Thanks, Don

Gary Lynch · Post by **Gary Lynch** » 27 Dec 2006 3:37 pm

Being you live on the Islands, I would use a

macadamia nut

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Derrick Mau · Post by **Derrick Mau** » 27 Dec 2006 3:53 pm

Brass

Roy Ayres · Post by **Roy Ayres** » 27 Dec 2006 4:09 pm

Don,

Fender's guitar nuts are made from urea formaldehyde The material called melamine formaldehyde is very similar, and is the material that "Melmac" dishware is made from. If you can locate an old Melmac bowl with a thick bottom, it is ideal for making a nut.

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Nathan Hernandez · Post by **Nathan Hernandez** » 27 Dec 2006 5:21 pm

How is the guitar being constructed?

Ron Victoria · Post by **Ron Victoria** » 27 Dec 2006 7:38 pm

wouldn't a bone nut be good?

Don McClellan · Post by **Don McClellan** » 27 Dec 2006 11:33 pm

Nathan, The guitar is being made out of tight grained fur. I know its not the most desirable wood for lap steels (and I don't know why) but I made an 8 stringer out of the same wood and its sounds great. It has a GeorgeL pickup and a brass bridge. The nut on my eight stringer is made of moose antler. Mooseses are hard to come by on Maui. If you've ever listened to any of the MP3s I've posted on NoPeddlers they were all done on the 8 stringer I made from fur lumber 2x4s. Thanks, Don

Ron · Post by **Ron** » 1 Jan 2007 8:53 am

Most any hard plastic will work. Bakelite or brass. Corian counter top plastic is nice.

I make a roller nut from string ends. Go to robroguitar.com for a look.

Robro Ron

Chuck Fisher · Post by **Chuck Fisher** » 6 Jan 2007 12:28 am

ivory is available on ebay, I like brass, its easy to work.

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