Individual height adjustable nuts

TheIllustratedLuthier · 04-04-2008, 05:01 PM

I'm designing and creating a new unique piece of equipment for my signature guitar line, and would like your opinion of if it would interest you in shopping for a custom shop to build your guitar.

I know everyone who plays a guitar or bass with individual bridges absolutely loves them and loves the concept of individual string tones.. well these individual nuts take that concept and makes it true for the entire length of that string. I can't post pictures yet because I haven't made them, and I don't want to post my 3D design pictures because I'm still contemplating a patent, but the strings will rest on .115" "poles" that can be adjusted for height as well as filing with a fret file to dial in the perfect string height. They will be very user friendly, very small and they wont be too... "mechanical looking", very simple and sleek.. and I will send replacements if people want to change to bigger strings... made of brass and nickel plated. Any input?

- Will post some pics soon btw.

04-04-2008, 05:03 PM

It sounds like a good idea.

TheIllustratedLuthier · 04-04-2008, 05:04 PM

Thanks, I just hate the look of guitar nuts. I'm going to have the fingerboards blend into the headstock, so there won't be any ugly nut / fingerboard butt joint.

Ramsay777 · 04-04-2008, 05:06 PM

This sounds like an awesome idea man

Apophis · 04-04-2008, 05:17 PM

Awesome idea

JJ Rodriguez · 04-04-2008, 05:29 PM

Just curious, I'm not really interested in one as I always use lock nuts, but would you ONLY be putting these on your guitars, or be offering these as after market mods? Are they designed in such a way they won't retrofit regular nuts?

ibznorange · 04-04-2008, 09:10 PM

Id be interested in something like that aftermarket too

TheIllustratedLuthier · 04-04-2008, 09:27 PM

Wouldn't be aftermarket because since there is no big bulky nut, there is nothing for the fingerboard to butt into. The fingerboard will blend into the headstock, which with a nice veneer underneath will look rather nice. The individual nut will be on my guitars only.

Plus.. I don't want another guitar suddenly turning awesome because of my parts

idspispopd · 04-04-2008, 11:01 PM

wait, I don't understand. Is this just a nut that you do something else instead of filing it to change the string height? I think I'm missing something here

04-05-2008, 05:07 AM

what about on custom necks ?

04-04-2008, 05:01 PM	#1
TheIllustratedLuthier Luthier than thou Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: AZ Posts: 186 Real Name: Jesse Main Seven: custom Main ERG: custom Thanked: 19	Individual height adjustable nuts I'm designing and creating a new unique piece of equipment for my signature guitar line, and would like your opinion of if it would interest you in shopping for a custom shop to build your guitar. I know everyone who plays a guitar or bass with individual bridges absolutely loves them and loves the concept of individual string tones.. well these individual nuts take that concept and makes it true for the entire length of that string. I can't post pictures yet because I haven't made them, and I don't want to post my 3D design pictures because I'm still contemplating a patent, but the strings will rest on .115" "poles" that can be adjusted for height as well as filing with a fret file to dial in the perfect string height. They will be very user friendly, very small and they wont be too... "mechanical looking", very simple and sleek.. and I will send replacements if people want to change to bigger strings... made of brass and nickel plated. Any input? - Will post some pics soon btw.

04-04-2008, 09:10 PM	#7
ibznorange Chief Officer/RHLC © Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 7,950 Real Name: Max Main Seven: Dean Vendetta 1.7 Rig: None Thanked: 54	Id be interested in something like that aftermarket too Reverse Headstocks or Bust ALL HEIL THE ADMINISHREDDER!

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04-04-2008, 05:03 PM	#2
Desecrated Dirty Lurker Posts: n/a	It sounds like a good idea.

04-04-2008, 05:04 PM	#3
TheIllustratedLuthier Luthier than thou Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: AZ Posts: 186 Real Name: Jesse Main Seven: custom Main ERG: custom Thanked: 19	Thanks, I just hate the look of guitar nuts. I'm going to have the fingerboards blend into the headstock, so there won't be any ugly nut / fingerboard butt joint.

04-04-2008, 05:06 PM	#4
Ramsay777 Scotland FTW! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Thurso, Scotland Posts: 337 Real Name: Stuart Main Seven: One day... Main ERG: ...... Thanked: 8	This sounds like an awesome idea man

04-04-2008, 05:17 PM	#5
Apophis ROTER CUSTOM GUITARS Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 9,161 Real Name: Sebastian Main Seven: I need more strings :) Main ERG: RCG 9 & 10 string Rig: Line6 Thanked: 46	Awesome idea

04-04-2008, 05:29 PM	#6
JJ Rodriguez Pantysniffing zombie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 6,495 Main Seven: Ibanez RG7CT Rig: FramusDragon-Norbert Thanked: 45	Just curious, I'm not really interested in one as I always use lock nuts, but would you ONLY be putting these on your guitars, or be offering these as after market mods? Are they designed in such a way they won't retrofit regular nuts?

04-04-2008, 09:27 PM	#8
TheIllustratedLuthier Luthier than thou Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: AZ Posts: 186 Real Name: Jesse Main Seven: custom Main ERG: custom Thanked: 19	Wouldn't be aftermarket because since there is no big bulky nut, there is nothing for the fingerboard to butt into. The fingerboard will blend into the headstock, which with a nice veneer underneath will look rather nice. The individual nut will be on my guitars only. Plus.. I don't want another guitar suddenly turning awesome because of my parts

04-04-2008, 11:01 PM	#9
idspispopd ss.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bradenton, FL Posts: 48 Main Seven: Ibanez s7320 Rig: valveking 112 w/ v30 Thanked: 3 / 1	wait, I don't understand. Is this just a nut that you do something else instead of filing it to change the string height? I think I'm missing something here

04-05-2008, 05:07 AM	#10
Desecrated Dirty Lurker Posts: n/a	what about on custom necks ?


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