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Nuts and Bridges
What's your favorite material/combo? I've been using Corian nut blanks from Witchita Sam or the old steel nut and bolt combo.
Looking on ebay, I see a lot of pre-slotted bone nuts/saddles for ukes and 6 strings. Anyone use these? If you use a 6 sting nut or bridge, couldn't you just cut off the outer ends for a 4 stringer? Will the spacing be okay? Will a uke nut hold the strings properly?
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Permalink Reply by Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars) on -
You can't get a preslotted nut and expect your strings to be positioned correctly to the run of an existing neck. If you buy a preslotted nut, you need to design the shape and run of your neck around the spacing on that nut.
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