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  • MichaelS Country Boy Guitars March 20, 2012 at 9:20am

    Hey guys, I've been using bolts for nuts with no problems at all. If the string fits down in the thread and the thread is cut smoothly there should be no problem. I only clean mine up with steel wool before installing. It looks like your are brass in the picture, soft brass should be fine. I have never cut slots into the thread, just used the tread as is, 1/4 20 works for me. 

  • Richard G Caudill March 13, 2012 at 9:29pm

    B cautius Jim ,, Oily will have u on a "snipe" hunt fore long !!??

    • Ron "Oily" Sprague > Richard G Caudill March 14, 2012 at 6:58am
      Big Bends Nut Sauce is a well respected, legit product:

      http://www.bigbends.com/

      Snipe hunting, too, is a legitimate sport:

      http://www.thesnipehunter.com/

      Which doesn't mean Rich is incorrect...>:-E
      • Jim burt > Ron "Oily" Sprague March 14, 2012 at 7:38am

        Thank Oily...I did check out the site...have place a order...I have been Snipe hunting ...mosty as a young kid...I remember my 1st Snipe hunt...sitting out in the dark wood with a big bag and little stick....lol

  • Swamp Dawg Primal Music March 13, 2012 at 4:13am
    Check yor string anchors, bridge and nut, no sharp edges or steep angles, use a lighter pick.
    • Jim burt > Swamp Dawg Primal Music March 13, 2012 at 7:19am

      I use a metal bolt...I file slot in it to hold the string...could it be the slot be more V than U shape...also to deep

      • Ron "Oily" Sprague > Jim burt March 13, 2012 at 2:20pm
        Jim,

        Sounds to me like you figured out the problem. Get your grooves a bit more U-shaped. The strings should just fit in them, not be completely buried. As Clock sez, metal on metal can easily cut your strings. You really need to polish the grooves, too. Finally, lubricating them with the old trick of grinding some pencil graphite into the grooves will help the strings slip instead of binding as you tune up.

        Alternatively, you could move up to bone, Delrin or even plastic nuts. And maybe invest in a tube of Big Bends Nut Sauce.
        • MichaelS Country Boy Guitars > Ron "Oily" Sprague March 20, 2012 at 9:27am

          This is why an unaltered bolt works. The groove is smooth at the bottom, has a round profile so the string has a good jump off point (no buzz) and the v shape doesn't crowd the string.  Sure its not perfect, but it works as well as a cigar box for a guitar does. 

        • Jim burt > Ron "Oily" Sprague March 13, 2012 at 8:23pm

          Thank...I believe it in the nut....The more I look @ it...It not smooth...but a jarred edge....Big Bends Nut Sauce...that sound like something you putt on porkskin lol....But I will try it....:)

  • Clock The Wolf March 13, 2012 at 12:51am

       It would help in knowing if your strings tend to break in the same general area or not. 

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