WITHDRAWN

[Skezza]

I have a fondness for all things 1980s particularly pointy headed guitars. Any way I just got an absolutely battered charvel 2b 4 string bass that looks the dogs BUT there is one problem the nut has slid sidewase a few millimeteres because the G string doies not run in a straight line.

So what do I use to glue a nut down Ita brass nut direct onto the headstock and touching the end of the fretboard. I have glued it twice with bostick and it has jut slowly slid across again

skez

Edited August 8, 2011 by Skezza

[geoffbyrne]

Remove the brass nut then carefully remove all the old glue until the slot is down to clean wood & there's none left on the nut.

Take a sharp file & cut some hatch-pattern grooves on each side of the nut - this gives the glue something to key on to.

Use whatever glue you feel happiest with - personally, I'd probably use Araldite(!) if it has already moved a few times.

Give the glue enough time to go off properly before you restring & put some sideways tension on it.

Good luck.

G.

[yorick]

Couple of spots of superglue, after cleaning out the old glue.

[icastle]

Bostik is no use for this - it's flexible after setting, hence the problems you are having.
Superglue dries rigid.

[Dood]

Yup and as Yorick says - you only need a couple of spots - as this will make removal easier should any remedial work be required in the future.