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I'm just doing my first fretted neck, and was glad to see this. I have already decided to use a nut, but will see how that goes! I think the cotterpins are a great idea. If you split them, you could just glue the flat side to the finger board? Thanks
I'm just doing my first fretted neck, and was glad to see this. I have already decided to use a nut, but will see how that goes! I think the cotterpins are a great idea. If you split them, you could just glue the flat side to the finger board? Thanks
I'm just doing my first fretted neck, and was glad to see this. I have already decided to use a nut, but will see how that goes! I think the cotterpins are a great idea. If you split them, you could just glue the flat side to the finger board? Thanks
What about using one of those real small dia. long bolts for a 0 fret ... would keep the string from slipping side to side ... just an idea ???
WS, Thinking of using that and a nut ... Don't different size strings sit differently on a 0 Fret???
A fret is a fret. And a nut is a nut. Which can be used together with the nut serving as a lateral string spacer.
There are good reasons why a zero fret is better than a nut if you're looking for a low action for regular fretted playing. They're certainly not an inferior compromise. If you think about it, a fret that is stoned level with the rest of the frets is as low as you can sensibly go. And, as has been mentioned, a zero fret is a bit like what you get when you use a capo. Action further up the neck is essentially a matter of bridge height and neck angle and relief - if you're relying on nut adjustments to get a usable action in the middle of the neck then one of those three things is probably some way off optimal. Of course, on a CBG, with no truss rod and no neck angle adjustment, there are limits on what you can do. But, even so, zero fret is still the best bet. Among other reasons, it's a much more reliable way to get a reliably usable low action than trying to cut and file individual slots in a nut, which can be hit and miss.
I'm now pretty settled on using zero fret designs unless I need a very high action for slide-only playing. If you want a rather better authority than me then look to Gretsch, who use zero frets on all their (far from cheap) guitars.
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