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Posted by Bill (from: ) on October 04, 2001 at 12:25:35:

In Reply to: Re: guitar repair posted by tom on September 30, 2001 at 16:32:20:

Basically it's not too difficult to do, but like anything, you can screw it up. Are you sure you need to change it, or perhaps it just needs a little filing?
If you've got the type that fit into the slot of the fingerboard, you'll need to excercise a bit more care not to chip the fingerboard wood during removal.
Many times, these can be tapped out from the side but you'll need to have the neck well support and held from moving around. If the glue won't let go, you might want to take it to a pro--it's not an expensive repair job!
There are a lot of replacments available and I can highly recommend Tusq brand nuts. Their material is tough and works almost as well as a bone nut.

I mayadd a featured tip on this in the future on my web site at:

http://members.home.net/wilkatguitars

I've been adding tips to help out guitar players as the same questions seem to come up.

Good luck,
Bill

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: Basically it's not too difficult to do, but like anything, you can screw it up. Are you sure you need to change it, or perhaps it just needs a little filing? : If you've got the type that fit into the slot of the fingerboard, you'll need to excercise a bit more care not to chip the fingerboard wood during removal. : Many times, these can be tapped out from the side but you'll need to have the neck well support and held from moving around. If the glue won't let go, you might want to take it to a pro--it's not an expensive repair job! : There are a lot of replacments available and I can highly recommend Tusq brand nuts. Their material is tough and works almost as well as a bone nut. : I mayadd a featured tip on this in the future on my web site at: : http://members.home.net/wilkatguitars : I've been adding tips to help out guitar players as the same questions seem to come up. : Good luck, : Bill

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