
If I wanted to replace one of mine with a conventional nut, I would put a. So, since these are part of my build, I would make the first fret space. 025 discrepancy between what would be the crown of a"zero fret" and the crown of one of mine: 25" as a retrofit.Īs for my original design, there was about a. I don't know about Zero-Glide nuts - it's not my day to watch them - they are probably off by about.


I knew someone was going to ask this sooner or later. How do you compensate - filing off the proper amount from the fingerboard? And if, so, wouldn't that make the installation non-reversible? Thanks for clarifying for me. 012") too far back? and Ken, it looks like yours would be farther back yet with the full width fret material. If the standard (non-"Zero Glide") nut is in the "correct" position, doesn't the Zero-Glide nut set the break point one-half tang width (about. Here's a pic of one in progress of being filed down - it's still too high in this pic, but this is what a lot of people want - a high action off the nut: I just don't understand the charm of filing nut slots or why you want 4 notes to sound different than all the rest. You can set it to exactly fret height and every string is exactly the same height. I now use this on all my banjos, and would never switch back unless a customer specifically requested it. (5) Some materials impart a different sound to the 4 open notes from the other 84 notes - bone and MOP are probably the least likely to do that, but why would you want any difference at all? (2) Improper slot depth, causing buzzing or high action, sometimes both at once on different strings It works in much the same way, and eliminates all the problems of nuts, which are: I have been making a nut that has a "zero fret" incoroporated into it since before the zero glide was developed.

I consider them to be nuisance number three on a banjo after armrests and tailpieces. Nuts are one of those things that fall into a special category, and have mythical powers attributed to them that they don't deserve.
