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01-19-2019, 08:08 PM
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I’ve got slippage. Look at my nut!
Just like I said, my high e string is slipping off of the fretboard
 on a new Eastman I just purchased. Looking at the photo, would you recommend a nut replacement?
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01-19-2019, 08:13 PM
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Yeah, if it's causing problems. I aim for 1/8 on the high e from the edge...
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01-19-2019, 08:15 PM
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To my eyes, it looks like that nut slot is cut too far to that side by 1/32" or so. I'd have a new nut cut. Problem solved.
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01-19-2019, 08:17 PM
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01-19-2019, 08:54 PM
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The title of this thread scared me.
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01-19-2019, 08:56 PM
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Yeah, it wants bringing in a touch but I think the real problem is too much angle on the fret ends taking away the wiggle room for that e; going by that fret we can see.
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01-19-2019, 08:58 PM
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That string spacing is definitely a bit wonky looking. All appear the same except between the the b and e.
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01-19-2019, 09:18 PM
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Since it’s a new guitar I would ask the retailer or Eastman to replace the nut or pay a Luthier for the service. The nut definitely looks defective.
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01-19-2019, 09:37 PM
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 My Martin is like that, and I kept slipping off the first few days and then somehow my brain adapted and it hasn't happened again in over 13 years.
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01-19-2019, 10:37 PM
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The spacing on that nut looks all over the place to me - the 'e' looks too close to the edge and the spacing between the E and A, and the D and G looks 'odd'. I'd go back to where I got the guitar from and ask them to replace the nut with a properly-cut one. If they declined, and I loved the guitar otherwise, I'd pay a good luthier/tech to take care of it.
The usual disclaimers apply......IMHO, YMMV etc.
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01-19-2019, 10:41 PM
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I agree with stringjunkie2. While the nut could use some work, the angles on the fret ends looked pretty severe to me.
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01-20-2019, 01:00 AM
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