Bought a Dobro. got a surprise... - FRETS.NET2024-03-28T11:01:55Zhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/bought-a-dobro-got-a-surprise?commentId=2177249%3AComment%3A180722&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noIf you got it cheap and that…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-09-23:2177249:Comment:1807222018-09-23T16:44:40.372ZEd Minchhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/EdMinch
<p>If you got it cheap and that is the only problem - good on you</p>
<p>+1 on the file, or a sharp chisel</p>
<p>Ed</p>
<p>If you got it cheap and that is the only problem - good on you</p>
<p>+1 on the file, or a sharp chisel</p>
<p>Ed</p> You never know when you might…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-09-21:2177249:Comment:1807192018-09-21T20:47:05.054Zsteven gallagherhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/stevengallagher
<p>You never know when you might need one. :-)</p>
<p>You never know when you might need one. :-)</p> Ouch! Never seen that under a…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-09-20:2177249:Comment:1804602018-09-20T09:11:28.216ZKeith Somervillehttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/KeithRailton
<p>Ouch! Never seen that under a nut, but found sand paper and all sorts of weird stuff in saddle slots. Also neck shims on Fender electrics. This has been the first year I've fished a condom (still in its wrapper, thankfully) out of a guitar body, though.</p>
<p>Ouch! Never seen that under a nut, but found sand paper and all sorts of weird stuff in saddle slots. Also neck shims on Fender electrics. This has been the first year I've fished a condom (still in its wrapper, thankfully) out of a guitar body, though.</p> Came across this on a Gibson…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-09-18:2177249:Comment:1806992018-09-18T19:07:22.512ZPaul Breenhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/PaulBreen
<p>Came across this on a Gibson LP Jr. 10 or so years ago. Pulled the nut to this mess...</p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167766082?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167766082?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></a> I did not realize what it was until after I went after it it with one of my expensive nut files. The file did not seem to be doing much, so I stopped and checked to see if the file teeth where getting clogged but discovered that I was shining the cutting edges of all of the…</p>
<p>Came across this on a Gibson LP Jr. 10 or so years ago. Pulled the nut to this mess...</p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167766082?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167766082?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-full" width="721"/></a>I did not realize what it was until after I went after it it with one of my expensive nut files. The file did not seem to be doing much, so I stopped and checked to see if the file teeth where getting clogged but discovered that I was shining the cutting edges of all of the teeth that came in contact with the slot mess. After figuring out I was ruining my file, I started picking at with dental tools and a makeshift chisel ground into an old file. It turned out to be a bit of cloth backed garnet sand paper!?####!? I'm thinking, why would any body do that but ran across it again over at the Unofficial Martin Forum just a few weeks later. One of the well know repairers that frequented the site actually endorsed the practice.</p>
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<p>Well, I ruined a nut file because this landed on my bench and I did not know what it was. If you are currently doing this type of fix (?), please stop! If you need to shim a nut, LMI sells .020" thick bone shims or make one out of wood or plastic, make a new nut, please don't use rocks! Sorry if this was a bit rant-ish...</p>
<p></p> You've got better router skil…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-09-17:2177249:Comment:1806192018-09-17T13:10:00.992ZKeith Somervillehttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/KeithRailton
<p>You've got better router skills than me! I'd just go at it with a levelling file!</p>
<p>You've got better router skills than me! I'd just go at it with a levelling file!</p> tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-09-15:2177249:Comment:1806162018-09-15T23:46:07.847ZKerry Krishnahttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/KerryKrishna
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