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Topic: Nut or Nut blank for National Lap steel |
Buck Dilly
From:
Branchville, NJ, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 24 Mar 2014 1:54 pm |
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Looking for a nut or nut blank for a National/Supro lap steel. please use buckdilly@yahoo.com
Thank you. This is for a really sweet Nat'l Dynamic. |
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Gary S. Lynch
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 24 Mar 2014 2:45 pm
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Buck,
I got a nut blank from Stewart MacDonld and made a nice nut for my old 7 string Audiovox.
I got the idea from the forum to go to a welding supply place and buy the small tool they clean burner tips with. It cost about $3.00 and you have about 20 round file like sizes to choose from.
It matched my string gauges perfectly.
I forgot the material but it was a synthetic nut, not bone. I think it sounds as good as the metal nut that was on it but worn out. The tool worked well... Some basic skills will do it for you. The tool lasts for about one application but the price is right.
Good luck,
Gary |
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Jerry Hendrix
From:
Manistee, Michigan, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 24 Mar 2014 5:33 pm
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Try the "Elderly" Instrument Co. of Lansing,Michigan.
Toll Free in USA 888-473-5810, for a Catalog..or
elderly.com They have not only Nut Blanks, but the
perfect replacement, 3-on a plate,tuning machines.I
put these on a supro, 6 string, & it all matched up
just fine. the original plastic tuning nobs fall apart.
they have both new plastic Or metal tuners..
Hope this helps...Old Jer.. |
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Gary S. Lynch
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 25 Mar 2014 4:19 pm Easy tuner button fix
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Jerry,
Also as an FYI for folks. Stewart Macdonald has a free video on putting on new tuner buttons. They sell them for about a $1.50 a piece.
Basically you take soldering iron of the type with a two prong tip.
You take out the tip, put in a piece of 12 copper wire. Place that over the tuner shaft after you have cleaned it and the new button pushed on like soft butter due to the shaft being heated. Helps to have two people. I also place a piece of aluminum foil between the iron and guitar as added protection. I also hold the button with cushioned pliers as I push it on.
Remove the heat and it is solid.
I have probably repaired at least ten old lap steels like that.
I watched the video once and I am not particulary skilled but it is pretty easy.
I just picked up an old Bud Tartmarc lap steel, change out the deteriorating buttons and kept some very nice Grover like tuners.. Beauty of that is the tuners are still original and it cost me about 12 bucks. Their golden age replacements are about 50.
Hope this helps somebody out there! |
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