Re: Nut file sizes
Originally Posted by
ol trashfire joe
... when I tune up my D's, they will pop ... and go up a half step with only a tiny turn of the peg.
Tight nut slots often mean that not all of your additional tuning tension is transferred to the working length of the string (nut to bidge). Some of that tension remains between the nut and tuner until vibration, maybe from playing, causes the string to pull thru the nut, sometines with a "pop". Tension near the tuner has been released to the musical portion of the string, which is now at a higher pitch. That's why lubricating the nut slots (graphite, mentioned above) -may be- all that's needed.
BTW:
1) A given size slot file can cut several thousandths wider simply by rolling side-to-side while filing.
2) On typical mandolins, some binding might also happen at the bridge but is far less common as the slots tend to be shallower and of softer material (wood).
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