José de Londres
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I wanted to lower the action on the g string of my tenor a little, so I went to work with the nut files and predictably went too fast and too far (I of course blame this on the KoALoha KTM-00 being my first instrument with a tusq nut, and that stuff seems to file away much quicker than bone for some reason!) Anyway, I "fixed" my error with the trusty superglue and baking soda trick and that seems to have corrected the problem and got the slot height back up to a level that prevents buzzing. A couple of questions though:
1.) Is this a long term solution? I mean, is the baking soda/superglue cement hard enough and stable enough that the slot is effectively "good as new"?
2.) If it's not and it's just a matter of time before the slot wears down to where I originally filed it, is there anything I can do other than buy a new nut?
I should mention, I'm not really enamoured with the idea of shimming the slot with paper or cardboard or anything.
Anyway, hopefully the slot is stable again, but thought I'd check.
Thanks in advance.
1.) Is this a long term solution? I mean, is the baking soda/superglue cement hard enough and stable enough that the slot is effectively "good as new"?
2.) If it's not and it's just a matter of time before the slot wears down to where I originally filed it, is there anything I can do other than buy a new nut?
I should mention, I'm not really enamoured with the idea of shimming the slot with paper or cardboard or anything.
Anyway, hopefully the slot is stable again, but thought I'd check.
Thanks in advance.