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Great product, but be careful
These little round files are fantastic for smoothing and shaping slots, but they are easy to bend if you are too forceful, but they can also cut into the nut surprisingly fast as well so it's easy to go too far if you aren't careful.
They are great if you work gently and take time to stop and check your progress.
I don't think I'd try to cut a new nut with these as they are too flimsy, but for smoothing and shaping existing slots and sharp edges they are excellent.
For the price this is a no-brainer addition to your workshop.
They are great if you work gently and take time to stop and check your progress.
I don't think I'd try to cut a new nut with these as they are too flimsy, but for smoothing and shaping existing slots and sharp edges they are excellent.
For the price this is a no-brainer addition to your workshop.
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The H.B nut file set is good for beginner and if you have just 1 guitar that you need to setup is useful but if you gonna setup many guitars i will not recommend this product
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Does not work!!!
It is a single use disposable item, that will not even work! I needed to deepen existing nut slots on my ukulele for about 0.75 mm. I spent more than 4 hours filing! And I only managed to deepen ~0.5 mm before the files became as smooth as oiled baby skin. Spent more then one hour for each nut slot! And used up 7 or 8 files. I have read all the reviews and was expecting them to be flimsy. And yes they were very soft and bendy. But I was expecting them to be harder then the GraphTech Nubone XB nut, otherwise they serve no purpose. My nut is white, but because all the metal from the file is shredding off the slots became black and you can not completely clean it off after filing. Not sure how it i will affect strings from all the metal dust inside.
Also the stone block is neither straight not flat, it is just useless!
Also the stone block is neither straight not flat, it is just useless!
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cost effective but not time effective for sure
You need to use these gently and slowly in order to do the filing without any damage to the saddle/nut. So it would take too much of your time for even minor adjustments.
Better to invest in better quality file set(s) or just simply let the luthier take care of the task.
Better to invest in better quality file set(s) or just simply let the luthier take care of the task.
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Great learning tool, suitable for personal use
I have learned to do a quite good setup thanks to these. I had my guitars setup by a "professional" luthier, and he missed the crucial point - the nut. I have set up my two Yamaha acoustics with these, and they feel so much better, and the intonation at the first fret is finally good.
Oh and a tip for you: be VERY careful when filing the nut, especially on high gloss polyurethane stuff, such as USA Fender. Protect the headstock by all means and protect it well, or you might easily stick the file into it. Learned it the hard way.
All in all, a great little investment that will save you time and money, teach you an important new skill which you could actually charge to other players.
Oh and a tip for you: be VERY careful when filing the nut, especially on high gloss polyurethane stuff, such as USA Fender. Protect the headstock by all means and protect it well, or you might easily stick the file into it. Learned it the hard way.
All in all, a great little investment that will save you time and money, teach you an important new skill which you could actually charge to other players.
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Blind date
I got these blindly to work on a new baritone setup... At first sight I was sceptical to say the least. But actually it works perfectly, and it's all you can wish for to setup a nut.
Keep a written copy at hand of the article description because the gauges are not written on the files.
Keep a written copy at hand of the article description because the gauges are not written on the files.
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For sporadic use and small touch-ups
I bought it just to widen the nut slots to fit larger string gauge. Don't even think about digging out the slots on a blank nut! Even for my touch-up work it was very slow, the files wore out almost immediately (you can work one, maybe two nuts at most) and the thinner ones bend easily. Maybe it only works to lower the action at the nut a little bit.
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Inexpensive, but does its job
Not the best quality in the world, but these are perfectly usable for home use.
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Good to learn, not to use
Got those for a mod project i had with a cheap HB telecaster.
Changing the normal nut for a graphtech which meant i had to adapt it.
Files and tools are so bad it would have been faster and cheaper to have it done by the luthier. In the end i was able to finsh it to a decent extent but i will not use hem ever again.
Good to learn but thats about it, don't expect good results and even lest fast ones.
Changing the normal nut for a graphtech which meant i had to adapt it.
Files and tools are so bad it would have been faster and cheaper to have it done by the luthier. In the end i was able to finsh it to a decent extent but i will not use hem ever again.
Good to learn but thats about it, don't expect good results and even lest fast ones.
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Finally
I have recommended it to many players. The convenience/price are unbeatable and can bring your guitar to a whole new level.
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