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Permalink Reply by The Phrygian Kid on January 1, 2016 at 4:37pm

If you've got the strings pulling string across and lining up nicely then you can skip the slots in the saddle and nut but there are plenty of steels with slots in em for sure

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on January 1, 2016 at 5:27pm

Cool. Thank you. I'll probably have to slot because it's off...just a little off but enough that it will need help. Would you slot both nut and bridge or just one or other..or does it depend where it's not lining up most?..bridge, nut etc...

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on January 1, 2016 at 5:35pm

That makes sense! Pretty much got to see how it all lines up once the strings are on...can't tell until I've done that. I was trying to determine beforehand which for me is almost impossible. Thank you

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on January 1, 2016 at 7:10pm

Thanks I'm using just aluminum pieces for both nut and bridge (pic). I'll just have to string up the thing and start adjusting/slots. Thanks for the tips about 0 fret. I'll have to read up more.

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on January 1, 2016 at 8:21pm

...I wonder if I place a bolt (to keep strings in line in addition (near) to the nut and or bridge how that changes the scale length and the frets already drawn/cut in ? I might have to try that.

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Permalink Reply by darryl kernaghan on January 1, 2016 at 8:42pm

If you are fretless,john as it seems,scale is not such an issue,but if you add a bolt in between your nut and bridge,THAT bolt will in effect be your nut or bridge in place of the original,i don't know if i've mis read your post,but anything dictating string alignment needs to be on or outside effective scale length

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on January 1, 2016 at 10:16pm

Darryl, You read it right.fret markers though not actual wire frets. I'll need to come up with something to hold the strings in alignment without changing the actual bridge and nut locations or incorporate slots in the existing bridge and nut.

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on January 3, 2016 at 8:56pm

Gonna try this although the bolt stands higher than the nut. I might try some string retainers possobly ...although now I can see just how much the strings holes shoulda been drilled straighter ...I could have avoided slotting the bridge at least. Oh well. It's the only lap I ever attempted so I'm alright with all the frankenstein stuff.

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Permalink Reply by darryl kernaghan on January 4, 2016 at 4:36am

John,i tried to bring up a couple of pics of simple string guides,but i never really thought much of it at the time so they aren't very obvious,but what i've done in the past is to place a small brass screw in the line that you want,remove the screw,drill a 1/16 hole in the shank,cut the head off,round the top,then re insert the screw using a 1/16 drill as a wrench,then feed your strings through the hole on the way to the tuners/tail,you end up with just a post,i think it looks ok

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