adorshki
Reverential Member
Good.This may be totally off, but I've seen somebody open up a nut slot by just taking the wound string of the new gauge and using it to file the slot to size using the string width as the guide. I have no idea if that's even appropriate but just a thought. I won't be doing that FYI
Strings don't have an appropriate surface for the kind of fine shaping required, and the unwound strings won't "do anything at all".
To coin a phrase.
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When my D25 came back from its last refret, I did need to tweak the slot of the "D" string just a tiny bit to lower to perfect height, and I actually used a folded piece of finishing grade sandpaper to do it.
But I was lucky it was the one slot that that would work on.
That's where the files come in.
But they run about $100.00/set "IIRC" so may not be something you'd want to buy just to have 'em handy.
Also slots need to appropriately "ramped" similarly to the back of the saddle.
If they don't match the angle between the tuning post and the nut they can be a source of buzzing.
You want a nice clean edge right at the face (fretboard side)of the nut.
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