Compensated nuts - Earvana vs. Feiten - which one?

[MattPete]

Re: Compensated nuts - Earvana vs. Feiten - which one?

I think this is what you want. It's called stretch compensation:

http://www.windworld.com/emi/tools/fretcalc.htm

And here's somebody getting all fancy about it:

http://www.schrammguitars.com/intonation.html


I just measured the amount of error for the high E string on 2 of my guitars. The difference between the 1st and 2nd frets were about 4cents sharp.

 

[rspst14]

Re: Compensated nuts - Earvana vs. Feiten - which one?

I guess that the two small screws used by the Earvana system don't count as a modification.

Actually, the Earvana system works really nice and is easier to set up.

The two screws don't screw into the fretboard. They screw into the base, which is glued to the fretboard like a regular nut.

Ryan

 

[TheArchitect]

Re: Thanks for all the thoughts!

Re: Thanks for all the thoughts!

One thing that bugs me as a builder is that I can't order the Feiten nut unless I go through the training course, which is a big pain since I build about two guitars per year. I like the Earvana "OEM" nut, which doesn't look as kludgey as the retrofit. It also allows me to choose my string positions, while the retrofit doesn't. The Earvana EOM looks a lot like the nuts good 12-string builders used 20 yrs ago to get the pairs to play in tune on the lower frets. I may go with the Earvana OEM for the Tele. I'll let you know how it turns out!

Feiten nut?? No such thing that I know of. You simply move the nuts position.