Tweaking Nuts :: 2010 Alan Carruth 11 String Harp Guitar

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Tweaking Nuts :: 2010 Alan Carruth 11 String Harp Guitar

This harp guitar belongs to Ken Bonfield and he brought it by the shop when we shot some video demos on the latest builds.  Ken is always experimenting with string gauges to find the best tone, tension and feel for his various alternate tunings.  He recently upped the gauge on a few of the subs (low-register bass harp strings) so the nuts were sized to improve the tone and tuning of the bigger strings.  This thing is a monster and Ken just so happens to have another Alan Carruth harp guitar coming soon.  I'm definitely looking forward to checking it out.

New nut, high fret & top crack :: Giannini GWNC1/7 7-string classical [4.3 lbs]

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New nut, high fret & top crack :: Giannini GWNC1/7 7-string classical [4.3 lbs]

A seven string classical with the low string tuned to A came in for some buzzes and a small top crack repair.  There was a high fret that needed to be ground down and blended in with the others along with a fresh bone nut to address some open string buzzes.  While replacing the nut I had to do quite a bit of work to true up the nut slot as the original nut was poorly seated and gaps filled with glue.  This guy sounds like a monster in the right hands!