Clear salad container plastic is about as thin as you might find...blueberries come in similar...
It has consistant density for good energy transfer

Install a new nut when you get to a guitar store...or nextgen or solo

 

I was hoping to use wood though... If I am using plastic could I use a credit card?

 

I've used scrap veneer that matched the neck wood, glued it to the bottom of the nut, and sanded to reduce it as necessary. I would still prefer a new bone nut altogether.

 

dollhouse hobbyists have wood flooring that works great

I agree, usually it's a maple veneer. I've used left-over hardwood veneer from die-cut models. It does come super-thin too. Model shops should supply it...I've seen it in the craft section of a Dollar store too.

 

Paper?

 

Not sure of the wood type but I have used these as both nut and saddle shims

https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/supplies/inlay-and-veneering/32820-veneer-business-cards?item=99W8905

(edit) they are maple

 

Aluminium tape works for a slight shim. Stick the bottom of the nut to the adhesive side and trim excess.

I’ve used steel shim stock as well. A few feeler gauges have donated material over the years – the perfect thickness is in there somewhere!

 

I've used the cardboard from a cigarette package in a pinch once.

 

Use a strip of 10 tabs of LSD folded over in the middle then in a few years when you have reached a crossroad in life pop that nut and see the universe and learn your purpose.

 

I just took my last 10 tabs. Funny the nut isn't a problem anymore...

 

Further to my previous post, I've also used bone, crazy glued to the bottom of the nut, and sanded down to fit. Invisible fix.

[Edit for clarity...crazy glue the shim to the nut, NOT the nut to the guitar, a single drop of white glue is lots for that.]

 

Ya but crazy glue won’t get you nearly as baked as 10 tabs of LSD.

 

You've obviously never smoked crazy glue. Why do you think it's called "crazy" glue?

 

Good point.

 

I'll use aluminium ( from pie dishes ) or thin brass sheets available at any hobby store.
I will not use plastic or paper.

Guitar nut you are talking about is at the peg head Right ?
Use carpenter white glue or any glue ( 2 -3drops only ) you can easy remove if you need. No crazy glue or epoxy.

 

I'll use aluminium ( from pie dishes ) or thin brass sheets available at any hobby store.
I will not use plastic or paper.

Guitar nut you are talking about is at the peg head Right ?
Use carpenter white glue or any glue ( 2 -3drops only ) you can easy remove if you need. No crazy glue or epoxy.

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Yes at the peghead.

 

Not what you asked about, but you can have a new graphtech tusq nut within a couple of days from Amazon. I think that would be much better than a shim.

Nut Graphtech PQ-M100-00 Martin Style Angled Bottom : Amazon.ca: Musical Instruments, Stage & Studio

Nut Graphtech PQ-M100-00 Martin Style Angled Bottom : Amazon.ca: Musical Instruments, Stage & Studio

www.amazon.ca

 

Which guitar are we talking about ? $200 or a $2000 guitar

Milkman is not wrong

 

It's a smaller body Takamine with black back and sides made with the same finish as an Ovation. Not the shape but the finish. It was selling for $700 used 20 years ago.

 

What is wrong with the nut ? String are too close to the fret board ?

I use dust from the top of the nut and crazy glue
Here he use baking soda;

https://guitarniche.com/guitar-nut-repair-tips/

Repairing Worn Slots
Wear. As guitar nuts age, they can feel quite comfortable but the slots can become low enough to cause an irritating buzz on the open strings and produce a loss in tone.

It’s pretty easy to determine which ones are the culprits, they’re the ones that buzz when you give them a good open pluck and sometimes you can actually see them riding the first fret.

Usually it’s only one or two strings which show these symptoms and to keep things simple, we’ll deal with rebuilding string height on a limited level.

A standard remedy for this problem is to use Krazy Glue and baking soda. The recipe works fine, but I’m a fan of using the same material the nut is made of.

I keep a handy supply of bone dust available as it tends to cover most instances of string slot repairs nicely. We’ll also need something to cut the slots with.

 

If the nut has to come out anyway, I would just replace with a new one. Is it a bone nut? Plastic?

 

I think plastic. I would most likely go with the Graphtec nut...

 

Are you sure you need to mess with the Nut? I'm not sure what your issue is, Is it strings buzzing? Maybe its as simple as adjusting the truss rod.

 

I ask 2 days ago, no answer.........

 

Sandpaper. It's pretty much the universal choice for shimming electric guitar necks and lots of folks use it to shim nuts and saddle slots as well. It works just as good as wood because it is wood.

 

I've done it once or twice
Worked very well
Superglue between nut and shim and then fix the nut in place normally

 

After driving to Next Gen to pick up the nut today I put the nut in tonight and it is lower than the one I have. I found a small piece of veneer off the edge of an old kitchen cabinet door, glued it on the bottom of the nut and it dropped in to the perfect height. I could have saved some time and money and just shimmed the nut that was in there... but I do gain the experience of working with my nuts.

 

Another thing you gained with the Graphtech is that it's self lubricated. No more ping and pop when you tune the strings.