New Custom Asian made guitar

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Those nuts are a PITA. So are you gonna file or sand the bottom of the nut? Once I remember fitting a brass one to my scalloped ex-partscaster. Not planning to do this again.
 
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The bone was super hard resists sanding
It's glued in now

I have a Dremel tool, that I plan to knock the overhang on the sides where the new nut was wider

But it's done
 
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So I put the roller bridge on today
Had to raise the bass side much higher to keep it from fretting out

I know that the nut slot is a bit higher than it should

The neck seems straight. Frets look level

Could be a twist
Idk
 
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Your daughter is blessed to have a dad like you. Supercool
 
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Thats ok. You're her dad, sometimes no is the only answer.
 
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Awesome!!
I would file the nut slots deep enough then sand down from the top of the nut so the strings are half in the slot half out and the relief between the top of the first fret and the bottom of the string when depressed around third and fourth fret is minimum. Judging by the pics you would have to take off a lot

To be fair I've had to do this on nuts that were supposedly custom cut for me by "professional" repair people. But it's worth it to get those first position chords in tune.
 
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Awesome!!
I would file the nut slots deep enough then sand down from the top of the nut so the strings are half in the slot half out and the relief between the top of the first fret and the bottom of the string when depressed around third and fourth fret is minimum. Judging by the pics you would have to take off a lot

To be fair I've had to do this on nuts that were supposedly custom cut for me by "professional" repair people. But it's worth it to get those first position chords in tune.

I concur
 
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So the new lefty nut and roller bridge showed up
Had to get an acoustic bone set . It was a two pack for eight bucks.



So took out my razor knife and scored around the old righty they put in



There was a crapload of sawdust under the cover

I'm sure there's a truss rod in there somewhere


Took a rubber handled cresent wrench and a pair of side cutters as a hammer to bump it loose



Tons of super glue on the edges
But the slot looks good


Cleaned it up and buffed the edges. Then stuck her in
First with just the outside strings tight to check the height.
When the fitment was done a dab of Elmers Wood Glue.







Action on the first fret does look bad

Tomorrow when the glue has cured, I will dress the edges and fit the new bridge.

I took some measurements off my other roller bridge guitars with pretty good action.

Then preset the new bridge for the left handed intonation
Shouldn't need to do more that a tweak or two.



Should be ready tomorrow morning. We'll see

Looks like the nut isn't fully seated. The nut looks wider than the slot and is hanging up on the headstock side. (I'm looking at the side view close-up).
 
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Yeah I eventually swapped it for a TusqXL
Properly cut for a lefty

It's much better now
:D
 
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