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  • Paul Craig October 26, 2016 at 2:42am

    The Zero Frets are usually taller than the other frets to help stop fret buzz or you need to have some relief in the trussrod adjustment. Not all Zero Frets are taller.  I've seen some that aren't, but I would recommend the taller ones.

    • Littleshovel > Paul Craig October 26, 2016 at 11:16am

      thanks Paul!

    • Paul Craig > Littleshovel October 26, 2016 at 5:30pm

      No Problem. I would do some Google searching on anything before doing it the first time so I could get a lot of info.

  • J.Rob October 24, 2016 at 3:43pm

    I saw this years ago i think on the nation so this is not my idea.
    first mark on the paper two points i went out 8"
    then the top center point place the ruler at at 3 1/2" 
    then at each inch mark on the the ruler i counted zero also mark out on the page.
    Draw a line from each inch mark to below center point.
    As you can see i now have variable size chart for marking evenly on a bridge saddle nut screw hole etc.
    find center on the nut with three strings (example) place it on the template move till desired spacing to fit the nut width!
    wala evenly spaced! 

    I use aluminum for nut material i cut with hack saw blade fine tune with file then sand with 2000 grit sand paper

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  • Order99 October 21, 2016 at 9:44pm

      Well, I can't cut a nut or bridge freehand, so for a 3-string i just lay down the middle string first and make the other two equidistant with the Millimeter side of a ruler. For a 4-string I take a cheap plastic Ukulele nut and a Banjo bridge, hold them up to my blanks and trace with a pencil, make tiny cuts with a small craft saw then deepen with a thin file. When using metal strings I often use threaded rod and adjust to suit as I go, then mark and deepen the ones I decide to make permanent.

     Haven't done a Zero Fret yet, but maybe soon.

    • Littleshovel > Order99 October 22, 2016 at 10:06am

      Thanks for sharing your process - was thinking of trying the same method!

  • Thomas "Duck" Petry October 20, 2016 at 4:17pm

    We're all a bit nuts or we wouldn't be doing this stuff.

  • Paul Craig October 20, 2016 at 2:59am

    Zero Frets are definitely easier to deal with than cutting a regular nut when it comes to string height, but I prefer the regular Bone nut on my guitars and like the simplicity of using a bolt on my CBG's.

  • Paul Craig October 19, 2016 at 7:28pm

    Zero Frets are for people that can't make nuts or people that don't want to go nuts trying to make one. You can buy a pre-cut and pre-slotted nut from parts places.

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