Ep 1 - Gibson Chet Atkins Repair - Mending nut slots with dust & glue.

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We often get really interesting guitars in for repairs at http://www.crimsonguitars.com and this one just had to be filmed.

It is a beautiful old Gibson Tennessean Orange Chet Atkins Signature. These were made between 1958 and 1980 and it is really a rather lovely guitar. The problem is one of really poor maintenance/repair/setup over the years and it is in the workshop to be made playable. We begin by fixing the terribly abused nut slots.

This is the first episode of three following the process. The client wanted to save the original nut so we have to use an old repairman's technique - filling the existing nut slots with dust and glue.

People often use baking soda and super glue to fill nut slots that are too large or misshapen. This works really well if done properly, however, I am a bit of a purist and use dust made from the same material as the nut. In this case, bone.

In this episode, Ben makes bone dust and fills the old nut

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:43 Removing the strings in preparation for repairing the nut
3:23 Cleaning the slots
4:34 The nut has lacquer at each and thus should not be removed - so -
5:24 Masking off the nut and applying Renaissance Wax to protect the fretboard
6:30 Making bone dust
8:00 The trick to this repair -
12:21 The result - slots filled with bone dust and super glue.
12:34 Filing away the excess bone dust
13:46 Sharp chisel or file to clear away excess glue
14:55 Measuring the nut slot spacing
15:53 Using a razor saw to cut the slots
16:52 Fret levelling
Conclusion
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