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Topic: Nut Raiser |
Ken Pippus
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Langford, BC, Canada
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Posted 9 Nov 2024 8:47 am |
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Everybody has seen the metal “channel” placed over the nut to allow lap style playing on a conventional guitar. I need the same thing to fit a Fender Jazz Bass. I would get a tall nut, but the current one is very short and the fretboard channel is so narrow I think the leverage of string tension would likely break it out of the fretboard.
Clever ideas? Anyone want to get paid to build me one? |
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Brad Kopp
From:
Minnesota, USA
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Posted 11 Dec 2024 5:58 am
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Here’s my idea from a newby to Dobro. I have that channel over my nut but thought, could you carve a new nut with a foot so the string force can’t tip the nut forward?
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Ken Pippus
From:
Langford, BC, Canada
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Posted 11 Dec 2024 6:26 am
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That’s a good thought, and an interesting approach. I might have thought the “foot” should go on the nut side or, perhaps ideally, both.
A big shoutout to Tom Engleman, who has a prototype coming my way after much thought, correspondence, and effort on his part. And a Canadian mail strike. Will post a picture when running.
Thanks, Tom! |
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Ken Pippus
From:
Langford, BC, Canada
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Posted 18 Dec 2024 6:03 pm
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The finished product. Works perfectly for the requested purpose! |
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