Installing A Brass Guitar Nut: Cut From Scratch.

I think I murdered my nut slotting files with this one. Cutting a brass nut from scratch is time consuiming but worth it in the end. It looks beautiful installed and seems to work just fine. As for any tonal difference...??? I have no idea. Not to my untrained ear.

[rabcn]

Just a couple of points - when copying the original nut don't presume it has the correct spacing. Also, rather than trim both ends of the nut when fitted, the nut can be slid over. The waste is trimmed off just the one side before fitting with a final clean up when in place. This gies a better appearance with less chance of marking the finish.

[stevenedwards]

"A pain in the ass"  That's an understatement. You did a good job. Nice guitar

[sleekitwan]

That is a stonking piece of wood. Nudges 'butterscotch' out of the way a bit with the subtle front pattern.

[luckyrocks]

I had a 1982 Guild M80 guitar with a brass nut and I loved it! Also loved the Black Shuck rendition at the end! 🎼🤘😆👍🎶

[blkjakk]

Great job. That neck has an awesome grain pattern. Now the only thing left to do idd EVO gold frets & everything will be gold!

[donvanco]

How does such a nice looking instrument end up with a rounded nut in a flat slot? Little wonder it didn't sound very good.

If that's a kit I'd love to know from

[SLAMSTERDAMN]

Another very informative vid!
I'd always wondered about the minutiae of hand machining in a brass nut.
I'm putting together a Warmoth (the necks virtually play themselves!), & I'm hoping the Fender YJM brass nut is a drop in & walk.
I doubt it, so THX for this vid!

[Johnny.D]

great looking guitar for a kit. You need to find out from theowner what the brand is. Nut turned out nice.

[bigbasil]

Owner : 'Me give you lump of brass. You make into brass nut!'
Woodeso : 'Huh?'

[pskemster]

Found an awesome trick to help you out there. When aligning your nut for height only radius sand it back and forth with some double sided sticky tape. Valhalla instant radius! Love what your doing. Would love to hear a nut made of Stainless Steel!

[PurposefulPorpoise]

The suffering is palpable in this video. I will never take getting a brass nut installed lightly, thank you sir

[blackfender]

I have several brass nuts on guitars I love them I cut a few myself.

[GregsGarage]

That baby looks sweet all polished up. The guitar is a humdinger as well.

[starrguitarworks]

Nice work man! I did the same on my '16 Les Paul. Pain in the ass, but great results. Plus, the polished brass looks like a nice piece of jewelry. Cheers!

[LukeA]

How often did you see MacGyver whit a hammer? Might I suggest a rawhide hammer and a set of welding tip cleaners (they are tiny round files and work great for nut slotting, not to mention cleaning out your welding tips). I think I'll go out to my tiny shop and make a brass nut for my Ovation Celebrity. Thanks for the vid.

[Dreamdancer]

Nice job....i sprayed mine with laquer for metals after i buffed it so that the air wont oxidize it and has to be polished to a shine every couple of its shiny and perfect everytime hehe.

[mttclifford]

It's high time you invest in a Dremel tool, or an arbor grinder. Most of the shaping work could have been done in a couple of passes. also radiused sanding blocks would have eliminated some of the guesswork from the shaping process.

[alamosabill]

Very nice job considering the tricky material to work with.

[JunkBondTrader]

Fingering.
Nuts.
G-String. Hehe gotta love all the unintentional guitar innuendo.

[dalepal]

Good job cutting the nut. No doubt that brass is much harder to work with than more standard nut materials. The guitar looks really good for a kit guitar.