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Old 09-12-2015, 04:06 AM
Silly Moustache Silly Moustache is offline
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Has it occurred to anybody else that the OP person is asking us for halp and may not have English as his/her first language ? I think that we should be more polite and welcoming when this is apparently the case - this IS an international forum.

Secondly , whilst I agree that a new nut would be the best option, ther are places on this planet where obtaining such things are not so easy.

Dear "Enable" If a new nut option is not available to you - the shim under the nut must be exactly the width of the groove, and it could possibly be glued to the nut (NOT) the neck.

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Old 09-12-2015, 05:08 AM
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im surely going to replace the nut, i just wanted to know if this improvisation could harm the guitar until i will take it to luthier.

thanks for the help !
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Old 09-12-2015, 05:17 AM
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It shouldn't damage the guitar but looking at how high the strings are above the first fret I suspect the guitar will feel difficult to play without a capo.
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Old 09-12-2015, 07:31 AM
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im surely going to replace the nut, i just wanted to know if this improvisation could harm the guitar until i will take it to luthier.

thanks for the help !
It could possibly damage the edge of the headstock lamination. It would not be a structural issue, but an aesthetic issue.
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