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Old 12-13-2012, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by steveyam View Post
Indeed. Wooden (surface) bridges and saddles are still a problem, but much less so than a wooden nut. I'm not a fan of either, I was merely pointing out that the wooden nut is the worst offender re stiction problems.
got it. they often swell up with humidity changes too binding up the strings unless the nut slots are real shallow "V" grooves. in general i think that they are a bad idea but often help give the older guitars the tone they are famous for.
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