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Post by bravomailer on Oct 16, 2017 0:33:13 GMT
Anyone know why small bits of cloth are placed between the grooves of a nut and the strings? Does it help keep the guitar in tune? Is it a sign of a heavily worn nut?
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Post by gbone on Oct 16, 2017 12:11:25 GMT
Anyone know why small bits of cloth are placed between the grooves of a nut and the strings? Does it help keep the guitar in tune? Is it a sign of a heavily worn nut?
String dampener. To silence the excess string vibration that will get in the way of clarity. It is like a light palm mute as well for open strings.
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Post by bravomailer on Oct 16, 2017 13:51:56 GMT
I've seen something like a wristband looped around the headstock just above the nut, which dos that. But strips in the nut's grooves too, eh.
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Post by marco26 on Oct 16, 2017 14:25:39 GMT
That's not to dampen the string vibrations.
You are correct, cloth is threaded above the nut or below the bridge to stop that ringing vibrations that can be very audible on some guitars. Guys in the old days used to just thread a dollar bill through the strings. Nowadays a thin strip of felt is used. I had to do that on one of my Rickenbackers -- thin piece of felt threaded through strings to stop an audible ringing out from the strings below the bridge.
Small bits of cloth between the strings and the nut? Never seen that. I can only assume it is for a worn out nut, but the trick to cure that is simply a drop of Elmers glue.
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Post by bravomailer on Oct 16, 2017 14:57:10 GMT
Thanks, folks. Take a look at the photos here, if you like:
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Nov 10, 2017 13:10:28 GMT
People do all kinds of things to reduce string resonance and overtones.
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