Bone Nut and Setup

This one’s seen some service and needs a little TLC..

Frets are a little worn for a start, not terribly even either so a dress will sort both problems.SANYO DIGITAL CAMERAWhile I’m at it a bone nut, the old one’s a bit wonky anyway.SANYO DIGITAL CAMERAIt’s got to come out to do the dress anyway.SANYO DIGITAL CAMERAWith the neck perfectly flat…..SANYO DIGITAL CAMERAlevel off the frets, re-shape and polish.SANYO DIGITAL CAMERANext the new nut.  Although you can get pre-shaped blanks the radius of the bottoms don’t always match the fretboard and slot.SANYO DIGITAL CAMERAWith the new nut fitted all I need to do is a setup..

No.1 Neck relief..SANYO DIGITAL CAMERAJust a small turn on the truss-rod. SANYO DIGITAL CAMERAThe trem’ was sitting rather high so I tightened up the springs.SANYO DIGITAL CAMERA

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No.2 then the action height at the 12th fret.SANYO DIGITAL CAMERA

No.3 the action at the 1st fret.  Since the nut is new it’ll take a bit of work to get it down to where I want it.         SANYO DIGITAL CAMERA

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After that check the intonation and pickup heights and it’s good to go.

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