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Permalink Reply by T-Gripped on March 2, 2015 at 4:13pm

ya, there's that too. 

Permalink Reply by Scott aka Farmer Ted on March 2, 2015 at 5:45pm

Here's an idea for a string tree...drill hole through a coin, insert screw, drill hole into headstock, install. Can use any coin, even a penny, which is cheaper than traditional trees.

Permalink Reply by Darren Wolbold on March 2, 2015 at 7:42pm

curtain eyes are good and reliable,

other options can look better in my opinion

Permalink Reply by John Rivers on March 3, 2015 at 4:29am

My guess is you don't have enough string break at the nut...you need downward pressure along with other things mentioned here.....

Permalink Reply by T-Gripped on March 3, 2015 at 12:37pm

Thanks to all for the input!

Permalink Reply by John Sawyer on March 3, 2015 at 7:00pm

I have done a couple things:  Get some really small (#4?) wood screws.  You'll need 2.

I have used a strip of the stainless off of a windshield wiper (Drill 2 holes for the screws, place the screws between the strings.

Or,  I picked up some small brass tubing, same thing.. drill 2 holes, place it about 1/2" behind the nut and screw it down.

You can also just use pan-head screws, one on the outers,but you'll need 2 for the center string to keep it from falling off the head... (about 1/4" apart, make the string zigzag slightly).   

Looking for pics...

Permalink Reply by John Sawyer on March 3, 2015 at 7:05pm

They're a little out of focus, but you should get the idea...

Permalink Reply by Richey Kay on March 3, 2015 at 9:11pm

Something that hasn't been mentioned yet is that the shape of the nut may not be quite right... the strings eight be making contact with too large an are of the nut and are buzzing as a result. They could even be rattling against the threads. I have to admit I've never used a bolt for a nut, but my golden rule would be that the string want to rest on the smallest possible point, right where 'fret zero' would be.  

Good luck!