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How to route the strings

Posted by Dan Sleep on January 22, 2010 at 7:21pm in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion
My current build has the headstock as pictured. (Yes, it is only rough shaped in this picture)  When I put the tuning pegs on it, obviously the strings won't line up with the nut since they will be coming from the pegs, which are off center.

What is a good way to get the strings centered so they are not passing through the nut at a huge angle? Eye screws maybe???


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  • Dan Sleep January 22, 2010 at 10:21pm
    OK, cool. I was planning on using a bone nut anyway, so that will be perfect. I have plans for a decoration for the face of the headstock, so not needing any kind of string tree thingy will help immensely.

    Thanks
  • Jkevn January 22, 2010 at 9:13pm
    +1 on Mark's reply....as an alternate plan, I have had good luck with small screws (like tuning machine mounting screws), placed in strategic spots, they can reduce the angle the string approaches the nut. Matching the color of the tuner shafts, chrome, brass etc, will make them un-noticeable and even attractive. A lil planning can produce a cool pattern. IMHO, better than small eye-screws.
  • Mark Werner January 22, 2010 at 8:37pm
    Don't worry about it. I've built numbers of 4-string jobs with headstocks very much like yours; if you use a hard-enough nut (I recommend bone) the rather steep angle of the outer strings won't matter at all.
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