Luthier Richie Dotson Makes a new Bone Nut for a Banjo Part 3 of 3

Making a banjo nut from scratch out of bone. Luthier Richie Dotson of Acoustic Box LLC in Chesterfield, Virginia

[@bpeake5306]

Thanks for such a great 3 part series on bone nut replacement!

[@RichieDotson]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Grendel650]

Thanks Richie, an informative series.

[@richardhukins1703]

Fantastic, you are a great teacher

[@coneyislbarb]

thanks! well done. I learned a lot.

[@RichieDotson]

Barbara Mullin thank you for saying so! That means a lot to me.

[@Miziaman1]

So the actual slot is parallel with the peg head and not a straight slot?

[@RichieDotson]

Correct. That provides a clean leading edge for the string to exit the nut which prevents nut buzzing from having a slot that is parallel with the fingerboard.

[@tacratt6091]

Richie where is your shop located..

[@RichieDotson]

TacRatt60 You can find me at: www.acousticbox.com. My shop is located in Chesterfield, Virginia. Just outside of Richmond.

[@tacratt6091]

Richie Dotson thank you for the reply, I have a 60’s Gibson RB 250 Mastertone, I’m wanting to get it set up and a bone nut. Probably needs some fret dressing also. I’ll contact you after Christmas. I’ll probably put a new bridge on it also! Thanks!!