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Question about Luthier Performance Tools - in particular Nut Files
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Have an option to source direct some top quality swiss made
joint files. They are flat, round edges . They have serrations on both edges,( i.e. 2 cutting edges per file) and are basically the best tool we have found for cutting nut slots easily and accurately.
If you are concious of the need for good nut files. I wondered what you guys would pay for a set that covered doing 9's and 10's accurately?
0.3mm string gauge 009-010
0.4mm string gauge 011-013
0.5mm string gauge 015-017
0.7mm string gauge 026-030
1.0mm string gauge 040-042
1.2mm string gauge 048-052
I think we are likely to have them available to clinic customers ( along with some fret levelling, re crowning gear ) to buy as a set of six (around £6-8 each) , or possibly at a reasonable fee to hire for a couple of weeks.
So please if you have a minute let me know your thoughts on what you would
happily pay to own a set of quality swiss nut files?
or
pay to hire and what sort of hire period you would need?
many thanks in advance of your reply.
kind regards
Andy Preston
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It's fully automated, but so subtle you can hardly see it's been used.
This is the pre-production prototype
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fret levelling, A 50cm channel ( engineer ground high level of accuracy) with non clogging 400grit on it.
You basically clamp the guitar to a desk ( strings on and tuned) , until the neck is perfectly straight. Unless its a new build ( with un cut nut) stick a pencil in front of the existing nut to lift the strings up a bit) , The channel comes with spacers to judge when the neck is bang on straight. Once clamped dead straight the channel slides the full length of the fretboard under the strings and scrapes off any high spots until they are level (under string tension matters as this creates an s curve ( slight hump around the 12-18th fret ). To see progress pop a bit of nobo marker on each fret, when each has fret been touched etc. works perfect every time and so cutting nut, setting neck relief for great action etc after levelling frets is a confident breeze .
then a much debated fret end shaping ,
a swiss made, swiss fine 3 cut triangular file with the edges rounded ( so you don't mark the fretboard) and these make great tools for shaping fret ends just how you want them to be shaped. Low cost, flexible shaping as fast as your experience or desire enables, brilliant.
then
fret recrown / polish tool , made from hard rock maple , grooved to suit particular fret wire and used with 400 grit to re crown, 1500 grit to polish. Very low cost, doesn't wear out, simple and so effective.
If you not sure / confident using such tools , we cover how to etc in the clinics etc http://www.wudtone.com/2015/04/20/luthier-performance-clinic/