which bone nut???

myinstrument · 08-07-2008, 05:02 PM

is there a difference between animal bones?? i see camel, water buffalo, oxen. are there any noticeable differences??? and what size blank will fit my epi lp???

myinstrument · 08-09-2008, 12:00 PM

is this thing on?? testing 1,2 1,2,

Benniator · 08-09-2008, 09:36 PM

If you're not using African Elephant, you're not a real guitar player.

myinstrument · 08-09-2008, 09:55 PM

same tone as bald eagle and hairy mountain gorilla???

Benniator · 08-09-2008, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by myinstrument

same tone as bald eagle and hairy mountain gorilla???

BETTER. You can actually HEAR the species go extinct as you play.

overdriver · 08-09-2008, 10:26 PM

The main diff is the price. Cow bone is good enough! Some are not bone rather horn & or Ivory , Wooly Manmoth tusq etc.

WildeStarr · 08-09-2008, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by myinstrument

is there a difference between animal bones?? i see camel, water buffalo, oxen. are there any noticeable differences??? and what size blank will fit my epi lp???

Whatever you do, just don't use human bone.

lowe55 · 08-09-2008, 10:29 PM

Or human bone

st.bede · 08-09-2008, 10:33 PM

I hear a little sarcism in one post?....if you are using ivory please get it from an enviromentally good source...there are salers out there who buy old ivory (pre-ban) and then shape it......however, I decided to go with what is called TUSQ from Graph Tech...I am happy and it sound excellent http://www.graphtech.com/products.html?CategoryID=1

myinstrument · 08-09-2008, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Benniator

BETTER. You can actually HEAR the species go extinct as you play.

i bet somewhere out there is a nut made out of the femur of the last dodo. lmfao

myinstrument · 08-09-2008, 10:42 PM

im wondering because i hunt and would love to make one out of whitetail bone if it would work. i really want to personalize one of my guitars

wantsa58 · 08-10-2008, 08:25 PM

white tail may work.. just have to find a piece of solid bone thick enough.

I have a blank thats cow bone that i have shaped ready to go in my Epi, but I refuse to pay 100+ bucks to get some files to make the string slots.. Friggan rip off.

wantsa58 · 08-10-2008, 08:25 PM

double post

THEBIGOLDDIRTYBIRD · 08-12-2008, 12:36 AM

Nut files are a real pain to pay for but if you're making several to many nuts they are mandatory. You can make a nut using just "hobby" files from say Home Depot or Radio Shack in conjunction with some modified feeler gauges for the smaller strings but the results might be suspect. Nut files are marketed to professional guitar repair people. Not to say that a lay person can't make a nut but the cost of proper tools is prohibitive to a hobbyist (depending on your hobby and or bank account). Not to mention that nut making also typically involves a belt sander and possibly a band saw thus increasing cost. I am a slightly aggressive hobbyist and friend helper and own a belt sander, band saw and nut files. I've made nuts out of pre-prepped bone blanks, raw bone from Petco etc., Nylabone, and ebony and they all work just fine. Bone to me = cow bone but i'm sure other types of bones have there merits as well. I think that a well made nut is more important than what it is made of (this becomes obvious after you make your first bad nut). -Matt

Rock Johnson · 08-12-2008, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by WildeStarr

Whatever you do, just don't use human bone.

Why not? It's legal to buy them.

The Bone Room - Human Bones

myinstrument · 08-13-2008, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Rock Johnson

Why not? It's legal to buy them.

The Bone Room - Human Bones

that calcaneous (heal bone) for $10.00 would work. i could definately play with sole then. <-------- booooo hissssss i can hear it already

Chupy · 08-14-2008, 03:11 AM

I just go get some BBQ ribs. That way you can eat and make a string nut.

alligatorbling · 08-14-2008, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by myinstrument

that calcaneous (heal bone) for $10.00 would work. i could definately play with sole then. <-------- booooo hissssss i can hear it already

oh man that would be wicked! a true conversation piece as well! i just might do that one day! lol, i wonder if the person who it belonged to would have ever imagended their remains being part of a guitar lol

Rock Johnson · 08-14-2008, 11:22 AM

I figure it's the ultimate in true mojo, in the original sense of the word.

How many people can say that they have real human bones on their guitar?

AcesHigh · 08-15-2008, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Chupy

I just go get some BBQ ribs. That way you can eat and make a string nut.

that is a good one.. actually wonder if it would work!!!

would be pretty cheap and awesome!!

also a bone nut made of somekind of bone from your own body would be the most "mojo" thing to do.... you will be one with the guitar... literally

Scooter2112 · 08-15-2008, 05:03 PM

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im wondering because i hunt and would love to make one out of whitetail bone if it would work. i really want to personalize one of my guitars

I have quite a few white-tail antlers laying around that may actually work. Won't get any bones until October-November sometime... happens every year.

A Jimi Hendrix, SRV, or Randy Rhoades ankle bone would be the ultimate though.

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wantsa58 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 423	Re: which bone nut??? white tail may work.. just have to find a piece of solid bone thick enough. I have a blank thats cow bone that i have shaped ready to go in my Epi, but I refuse to pay 100+ bucks to get some files to make the string slots.. Friggan rip off. __________________ Heritage Cherry Sunburst Epi Les Paul Standard Emg 81-85 "MLP's Official Thread Pirate Plunderer" MLP Thread Pirates

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THEBIGOLDDIRTYBIRD Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: BOSTON Posts: 4	Re: which bone nut??? Nut files are a real pain to pay for but if you're making several to many nuts they are mandatory. You can make a nut using just "hobby" files from say Home Depot or Radio Shack in conjunction with some modified feeler gauges for the smaller strings but the results might be suspect. Nut files are marketed to professional guitar repair people. Not to say that a lay person can't make a nut but the cost of proper tools is prohibitive to a hobbyist (depending on your hobby and or bank account). Not to mention that nut making also typically involves a belt sander and possibly a band saw thus increasing cost. I am a slightly aggressive hobbyist and friend helper and own a belt sander, band saw and nut files. I've made nuts out of pre-prepped bone blanks, raw bone from Petco etc., Nylabone, and ebony and they all work just fine. Bone to me = cow bone but i'm sure other types of bones have there merits as well. I think that a well made nut is more important than what it is made of (this becomes obvious after you make your first bad nut). -Matt

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Chupy Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 30	Re: which bone nut??? I just go get some BBQ ribs. That way you can eat and make a string nut.

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Rock Johnson Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Columbus, Georgia Posts: 195	Re: which bone nut??? I figure it's the ultimate in true mojo, in the original sense of the word. How many people can say that they have real human bones on their guitar?

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