Getting nutty.

[Chris Pile]

Fabbed up a new bone nut on a Les Paul. The client has been with me since 1979 (he was 14), so I made it look extra spiffy.

https://i.imgur.com/jVpjBMR.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/otbTCFn.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/jlCYaj1.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/UYStjNW.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/kuqo07T.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/VNJcWbX.jpg

 

[hamerfan]

The nut looks great, but I hated the yellow to snort green inlays so much. I ordered new set of inlays from Historic Makeovers which gives my 1999 Les Paul Classic a classy look.

 

[Ashurbanipal]

^^ But it's authentic!

The guitar itself seems to be well regarded by LP guys.

 

[GuitarDoc]

That nut actually looks great. Good job. This is something "extra spiffy" you did for this client? That's how I finish all of my nuts (except that all of my nuts are compensated)...it's not special for me to "finish"/polish a nut, it's routine.

It takes me about 3-5 hours to make a compensated nut specific to each guitar I make or repair. An extra 5-10 minutes to sand and polish it is really nothing, but it sure makes it look nice.

 

[ErikH]

Now that is a well made nut. I'm still a novice and making them from blanks. I can only hope to get one to look like that.

 

[Chris Pile]

I tried to match the bone blank to the binding color, and finished the ends of the nut to look like factory.
The original was a crude looking black plastic nut that worked, but looked very out of place.

I like making nuts. For a couple hours I can focus on one thing and make a little piece of jewelry for the instrument. I want them to look like they grew there.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Making great nuts is very satisfying and fulfilling.

 

[Chris Pile]

My client made a video about the guitar, and went a bit overboard.....
His testimonial was nice, though.

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