Chubbuck Guitars / Kevin Chubbuck, making & repairing guitars in an old building just north of Boston, Massachusetts.
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filled nut
An early 90's SRV signature Stratocaster in for a setup. A few of the nut slots were too low and needed to be filled and recut. Ideally I do not like to fill nut slots as the fill can cause minor tuning issues. Filling can save the customer some cash though in a pinch and the nut can always be replaced if so desired down the road.
I found a few high fret ends that were causing bends up on the neck to choke out. A couple taps with the hammer helped re-seat these frets.
2008 Martin D-41 Special [4.8 lbs] :: junky nut tuning woes
Boston guitarist Jon McAuliffe stopped by the shop recently as he was having tuning issues. After inspecting the nut I found a few of the slots had been filled with a soft material at one point. Luckily there was enough string clearance to file through the junky fill into solid bone without any open string rattles. While working on the guitar I found that the leads for the pickup's sound hole mounted volume control had completely broken free. The wires were re-soldered and hot-glued to the volume module before reinstalling it back into the guitar.
You can learn more about Jon McAuliffe at www.jonmcauliffe.com
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