RM 1998 Nut question
Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 4:59 am
Hi Guys
Although I registered my guitar back in the early days - in 1999 - this is the first time I've actually posted. I've had my '64 1998 (DA96) since September '75. I've never, ever had to have work done but that is about to change. In the period before I acquired it I think that the nut had been changed. The nut is made out of what looks like rosewood (as in the fretboard) but with the grain on its end. The last section, between the top "E" and the ether has finally succumbed and snapped through. I need a nut replacement doing, but want to get back to as close to the original as possible. Can someone (a) tell me what the nut was made of on this guitar and (b) post me a picture if possible. I've seen the pictures posted on the register of one only two numbers away from mine - looks like ebony but difficult to tell - nor do I know if this is original.
Thanks
David
Although I registered my guitar back in the early days - in 1999 - this is the first time I've actually posted. I've had my '64 1998 (DA96) since September '75. I've never, ever had to have work done but that is about to change. In the period before I acquired it I think that the nut had been changed. The nut is made out of what looks like rosewood (as in the fretboard) but with the grain on its end. The last section, between the top "E" and the ether has finally succumbed and snapped through. I need a nut replacement doing, but want to get back to as close to the original as possible. Can someone (a) tell me what the nut was made of on this guitar and (b) post me a picture if possible. I've seen the pictures posted on the register of one only two numbers away from mine - looks like ebony but difficult to tell - nor do I know if this is original.
Thanks
David
