Nut repair?

[fretworn]

I have a PRSP 24 and the nut on the D string slot is wallowed out.

I recently adjusted the truss rods to take some of the winter bend out of the neck and the D string now frets out in the open position.

I believe I had a too large a string stuck in their accidentally for a while.

I was thinking of just filling that slot and filing it down… Any suggestions for filler?

Cyanoacrylate mixed w/ something?

@Eagle ?

 

[Eagle]

Not on a graphite nut, replace it. You can easily get a replacement that is 99% done for you from Graphtech.

 

[Jarick]

PRS sells replacement nuts for $7 a pop, I'd just start there.

 

[Eagle]

PRS sells replacement nuts for $7 a pop, I'd just start there.

The $7 is wrong and Graphtech make the PRS nut but yes PRS is a fine place to start.

 

[Jarick]

The $7 is wrong and Graphtech make the PRS nut but yes PRS is a fine place to start.

Good to know about Graphtech.

PRS has them $14 for two:
https://us.prsaccessories.com/products/string-nuts-set-of-2?variant=248900508

 

[fretworn]

Thanks fellas!

 

[fretworn]

Ordered the pair from PRS

Perfect!

 

[Eagle]

Good to know about Graphtech.

PRS has them $14 for two:
https://us.prsaccessories.com/products/string-nuts-set-of-2?variant=248900508

Well that’s a good price. Sorry I didn’t believe it.

 

[Jarick]

Well that’s a good price. Sorry I didn’t believe it.

Yeah knowing PRS I would have figured like $30 a pop!

 

[la szum]

That's actually a great deal.

 

[la szum]

Anyone find the actual nut measurements?

 

[Eagle]

Find the one on the Graphtech website meant for the guitar and it will have detailed information.

 

[Jarick]

Anyone find the actual nut measurements?

Looks like they have two versions, pattern thin/wide-fat and pattern regular. I believe the difference is going to be the width, 42mm for the pattern regular and 43mm for the pattern thin or wide-fat.

I measured my CE-24 (pattern thin) at 43mm and my S2 Standard (pattern regular) at 42mm. Both are 7mm tall and 5mm thick. The S2 Standard has E to E of about 35.5mm and the CE-24 has E to E of about 36mm.

* note those are measurements I just took with a ruler, not official

 

[fretworn]

Stoopid Q: Are these things held with just friction, or is there a “process”?

 

[DrewJD82]

I’ve seen people say @Eagle refuses to admit he’s wrong or refuses to change his mind in the past, so I screenshot this to memorialize it.

 

[DrewJD82]

Stoopid Q: Are these things held with just friction, or is there a “process”?

I think the majority drop a little glue in there but not everyone. I’ve done it both ways; glued the nuts on my MIM Strats but my Gilmour Strat’s was so snug when I test fit it, I just made sure it was the right length then tapped it in with a dead blow hammer, that thing isn’t going anywhere.

 

[fretworn]

If glue … wood glue, or the cyanoacrylate?

 

[Eagle]

If glue … wood glue, or the cyanoacrylate?

I would go with wood glue but it doesn’t always hold synthetic materials well. You may need a tiny amount of super glue. Cleaning up wood glue is far easier for future replacements.

 

[Jarick]

Highly recommend watching a lot of videos on nut installation, and having proper tools like feeler gauges.

For glue you only want a couple drops if you use something like super glue, you don't want a nightmare to remove them.

 

[fretworn]

I watched a few videos… Looks very straightforward. I might go buy that nut set file from Stew Mac, but I own a lot of expensive files already.

I’ll probably get some feeler gauges