Nut intonator

[garryalb]

One of the other local repairers gave me this yesterday. It's intended to fit in front of the nut and supplied with packers. This is the electric version, anybody using them?


Garry.

[kiwigeo]

Looks like it's just a commercialised version of the practise of shimming a conventional nut to add compensation.

It'd probably help on some guitars but it'll never beat a guitar with a properly compensated nut and saddle.

For a good run down on compensation check out Trevor Gore's books. He also provides a variety of options of varying degrees of complexity and accuracy for making up a compensated nut.

[garryalb]

Thanks Martin,

I have the books but yet to fully intonate a guitar at the nut. My mate says these are a quick fix on electrics with problems in the open chord area, with easy resetting at the saddles compared to an acoustic.

Any idea why my photos show upside down,

Garry.

[kiwigeo]

Any idea why my photos show upside down,

Garry.

No idea..Ill have a look at it.

[kiwigeo]

Something screwy going on.....I uploaded the file and its upside down. I rotated the photo and it still posts upside down.

[seeaxe]

Obviously, the OP is in the northern hemisphere...