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05-27-2009, 11:31 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Manchester,NH | | | My Traben attack has no nut!!
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I got this Traben bass for X-mass. Its a great looking guitar It sounded & felt good. When i took off the strings to do its first string change, the nut fell off. Does anyone know what would be a good glue to use on this chrome nut? And if anyone has any tips about putting this thing back on? |
05-27-2009, 01:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southern California | | | I've used Super Glue (CA) with excellent results.
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05-27-2009, 01:57 PM
| | | My nut fell off my MTD, I just gorilla glued it back on. The glue got a tad bit foamy, but honestly it would be a 5 minute job to clean it up.
You mean you've got a nutless traben  ? |
05-27-2009, 05:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Springfield, MA | | My traben also had a loose nut. I found it actually helped my intonation because I would downtune alot and the little bit of flex would allow the strings to settle in quicker.
I never glued it on because IIRC it didn't look like there had been any glue in the first place and that it was made that way.
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05-27-2009, 05:43 PM
| | | | DON'T use gorilla glue or crazy glue (if in the future you're nut needs replacing its going to be a total b*tch to remove), a nut usually doesn't even have to be glued in, the tension of the strings will hold it in place just fine. |
05-27-2009, 05:54 PM
|  | Bassman7654 | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: North Las Vegas NV | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Fieldy Snuts DON'T use gorilla glue or crazy glue (if in the future you're nut needs replacing its going to be a total b*tch to remove), a nut usually doesn't even have to be glued in, the tension of the strings will hold it in place just fine. |
I second that 
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05-27-2009, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Fieldy Snuts DON'T use gorilla glue or crazy glue (if in the future you're nut needs replacing its going to be a total b*tch to remove), a nut usually doesn't even have to be glued in, the tension of the strings will hold it in place just fine. | So what do you recommend if crazy glue is too much, but I don't want my nut totally detached? |
05-27-2009, 07:07 PM
|  | Supporting Curmudgeon Moderator | | Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Suburban Chicago, IL | | | A very small amount of thick CA (like the size of the head of a pin, and not smeared around - just one point of contact) will retain the nut but still allow it to be popped off with no damage - CA has no shear strength. That said, I probably wouldn't bother if it's not rattling when tuned to pitch.
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05-27-2009, 07:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lafayette, LA | | | any glue on a nut just keeps it in place when the strings are off - it really isn't needed.
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05-28-2009, 04:46 AM
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Originally Posted by frostymoose So what do you recommend if crazy glue is too much, but I don't want my nut totally detached? | I'm sorry, but this post made me fall off my chair.
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05-28-2009, 05:05 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Connecticut | | I didn't even know Trabens had any nuts... 
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05-28-2009, 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by HeavyDuty A very small amount of thick CA (like the size of the head of a pin, and not smeared around - just one point of contact) will retain the nut but still allow it to be popped off with no damage - CA has no shear strength. That said, I probably wouldn't bother if it's not rattling when tuned to pitch. | Yeah a very small amount of crazy glue should be just fine, like a small drop the size of this atoz smiley> (seriously) |
05-28-2009, 07:45 AM
| | Supporting Curmudgeon Moderator | | Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Suburban Chicago, IL | | | If that big! Tuning to pitch may be enough stress to break the glue bond, but it would retain the nut while you string. I wouldn't bother...
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05-28-2009, 08:04 AM
| | | | I like to have the nut glued in, because if can slide from side to side when you're tuning up with new strings.
A wood glue like Titebond works fine for most jobs, and it's easy enough to scrape off if you want to remove the nut. I find that it doesn't really hold some nut materials, like Black Tusq, so for that I use a couple of tiny spots of super glue.
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05-28-2009, 08:07 AM
| | | | Of course, some basses (like Fenders) have the nut in a slot, so glue is probably less necessary. My basses all have Martin-style nuts, where there is no slot.
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05-28-2009, 08:11 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Atlanta | | | I did what some guitar repair website recommended when I put my brass nut on my Series 400 ESP...I used a few drops of Elmer's Glue. No issues.
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05-28-2009, 08:43 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: League City, Tx | | | I switch the nut around on most basses I buy and several had either no glue or such a tiny amount that a single tap separated it. I would just let the string tension hold it unless it shifts to one side or the other.
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05-28-2009, 09:36 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado | | Quote:
Originally Posted by HeavyDuty A very small amount of thick CA (like the size of the head of a pin, and not smeared around - just one point of contact) will retain the nut but still allow it to be popped off with no damage - CA has no shear strength. That said, I probably wouldn't bother if it's not rattling when tuned to pitch. | There's your answer - ONE dot of super glue, and a small one at that. Clean off any residue of the previous glue first.
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