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Old 12-04-2007, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Ken Smith View Post
Ok, hold the jokes guys...

I have made Bone (plastic?) nuts, Ebony Nuts and Brass Nuts. I have also re-cut some Graphite type Nuts as well.

I prefer either Ebony or Brass. The Brass has mass. Scalloped (contoured), it has slightly less mass. We did both types in the beginning on the Smith Basses. For the extra little time it takes, I prefer the look of the Scalloped design.

A Nut holds the strings in place and should be solid. The least amount of moving parts a Bass has, the better it will transfer the sound.

Adjustable Nuts? No thanks. It would have to be adjustable per string or just make it right to begin with.
I'm sorry....LOL...."my nuts"??? Ken, I'm laughing so hard, it's taking me twice as long to type. LOL! You're nuts!

Hey, but seriously, it's like the Doc said, "if they don't have the right contour/shape, somethin is wrong".
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