jfine wrote:Sounds like a cool build, olrocknroller! I wouldn't use a brass nut, though--the strings will hang up in it way too easily and cause tuning problems. There was a big fad for brass parts back in the '70's, and I put a brass nut on my '74 Strat--it never stayed in tune after that. Brass is softer than the strings--they'll wear it out very quickly. Something like a Graph-Tech nut would be my preference--they come in black or white.
ludo--your guitar is gorgeous!
I've just started putting them on my guitars, and haven't encountered those problems...yet. Graph Tech are good, but the open-string ring is definitely better on brass, I may have to go back to them if I run into tuning issues though. Thanks for the heads-up!