buddhuu
Super Moderator (Retired)
Why would anyone flame a reasonable suggestion? It's a fair thought.
However, Keithy said it still buzzes when fretted at the first, so it's sounding more like a possible fret related issue than a nut issue. Once you fret the string, the nut is mostly out of the picture, except for in how it affects action and intonation. The other thing is that a good uke should have the nut slots cut with decent nut files which leave a rounded bottom to the slot. The thing you describe where lighter gauge strings buzz in wider slots usually happens when the slots have been cut with junky files that leave a squared, flat bottom to the slot.
But I agree that it can happen.
EDIT: buzzing can also occur when the nut slots don't slant back and down toward the headstock to ensure a clean string break across the fretboard facing edge.
However, Keithy said it still buzzes when fretted at the first, so it's sounding more like a possible fret related issue than a nut issue. Once you fret the string, the nut is mostly out of the picture, except for in how it affects action and intonation. The other thing is that a good uke should have the nut slots cut with decent nut files which leave a rounded bottom to the slot. The thing you describe where lighter gauge strings buzz in wider slots usually happens when the slots have been cut with junky files that leave a squared, flat bottom to the slot.
But I agree that it can happen.
EDIT: buzzing can also occur when the nut slots don't slant back and down toward the headstock to ensure a clean string break across the fretboard facing edge.
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