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Topic: Nut Rollers....? |
Tom Gorr
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Three Hills, Alberta
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Posted 13 Oct 2013 7:05 pm |
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Forget exactly what they're called, but they're the rollers at the nut location.
I have an MSA Vintage XL S12. The nuts have side play in them, and some of them absorb the energy of the vibrating string and make a really awful racket as they vibrate with the string.
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 14 Oct 2013 4:08 am
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I'd try giving them a little shot of oil.
While the side play is unusual, the only two remedies that I can think of are either wider rollers or a new nut casting. If they're buzzing, I would suspect that they're binding in one aspect rather than too loose in another.
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2013 7:18 am
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Jim Williams
From:
Meridian, Mississippi, USA - Home of Peavey!
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Posted 14 Oct 2013 7:57 am
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Make sure that the vibration is from side play and not from dirty, scarred or corroded grooves where the string rides. I had a similar problem with weird vibrations and it was due to roughness on the surface of the surface of the mechanism on the Bridge end of the neck. I gave it a good polishing with some Turtle Wax polish / rust remover and it fixed it.
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Mike Wheeler
From:
Delaware, Ohio, USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2013 9:42 am
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Tom, you might try winding the strings on the tuner post so that the string crosses the roller at a slight angle. That might keep the roller from vibrating. I suspect maybe the strings are crossing the rollers in just the right way so as to allow this vibration.
I've never heard of an original nut roller assemble wearing out like this. I doubt that is the cause of your problem, unless some previous owner tried to modify it. Aside from that, to keep the cost of the repair down, I'd find some small washers (no bigger that the diameter of the rollers) to add on each side of the rollers, to take away the slack. Be careful not to cause any binding of the roller...they have to move freely.
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 15 Oct 2013 1:48 pm
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What Jim said! Also, the oil tip is a good one, and I've used a drop of heavy oil (SAE-30w or 40w) to cure this problem on a couple of guitars.  |
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Ron Pruter
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 15 Oct 2013 2:52 pm
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Oil. It will hydraulically dampen the buzz. This was the repair for buzzy LSR nuts on fender strats and teles.
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Tom Gorr
From:
Three Hills, Alberta
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Posted 15 Oct 2013 7:49 pm
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| Thanks for the tips! |
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