What sort of glue for glueing a nut?

[wulle]

Hi folks,
I'm new from Belgium, already have an Epiphone Casino and now waiting for a Cherryburst Custom Les Paul ....

Got a question for you guys... What sort of glue are you using for glueing the nut?

thx
rudi

 

[Kamen_Kaiju]

a couple drops of wood glue/white glue will work.

Try to stay away from Krazy Glue (though it works if you absolutely have no other choice.)

 

[River]

I agree with Malk, but...

I secured the unglued bone nut on my Tele with Super Glue (just one little drop). It'll come back out with one gentle smack of a mallet should the need arise.

 

[Kamen_Kaiju]

true. If you have to use the Krazy, one drop will do it. (Assuming the nut fits well)

Remember OP, the strings will hold the nut down, the glue is just to keep it from sliding side to side.

 

[SPLANCHNOPHILIA]

I mix 1 part Elmer's school to 2 parts water. It's easier to apply, it doesn't seap out the cavities between the nut and nut slot, and is easy to remove.

 

[wulle]

thx Boys

 

[purevilpleasure]

Elmers school glue is all you need.

 

[Scubaman]

Nice snug fit and string tension.

 

[Canman]

I agree with Malk, but...

I secured the unglued bone nut on my Tele with Super Glue (just one little drop). It'll come back out with one gentle smack of a mallet should the need arise.

I'm with River on this one. (Though...I'm not saying wood glue or white glue won't work! I think I'd stay away from Gorilla glue though...)

I've never had any problems with super glue...I glued my tusq nut with a few drops of super glue, had no problems getting it off when I needed to make an adjustment. It's been my experience that super glue doesn't bond all that well to wood anyways and it is easy enough to scrap the residue off the guitar nut.

 

[harpman54]

I've done both, but I lean toward the single drop cyanoacrylate (Super Glue) method. The nut is an integral part of the entire sound system...transfers string vibrations from nut to neck and back to body and bridge. Something about that rubbery plastic wood glue tells me it can get in the way of that whole process, where a thin but tight drop of superglue won't.

My thoughts on this are probably nonsense but who knows? Luthiers have used hide glue forever to glue ribs into acoustic guitars for a reason.

 

[leoslp]

I only use the finest tone glue on my nuts. Made by the decendents of the chamberpot clan from the House Strataphoney.






J/K good ol' Elmers white has always worked for me.

 

[fullspectrum]

Krazzzy glue works best for me.

 

[Cyclave]

I don't have mine glued since I shaped it down to a fit myself, but I was told to use wood glue: one dot on each side of the truss rod route.