Skezza Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorick Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Couple of spots of superglue, after cleaning out the old glue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Bostik is no use for this - it's flexible after setting, hence the problems you are having. Superglue dries rigid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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