Replacing a (Rickenbacker) Guitar Nut - Pt. 2 (of 3) Off with the Old

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Topped up with TOP TIPS: Checking for neck warp, proper relief, managing strings, taking necessary measurements & removing the old nut
TIME-STAMPED CONTENTS in this video:
* Checking the neck for warp 1:28
* Checking the frets are leveled 4:24
* Checking neck relief 11:20
* Lifting the strings - 3 different tailpieces: Ac'cent, 'R' & Trapeze chevron 17:48
* Koda The Wonder Cat! 26:38
* 'Scoring'/Cutting around the Old Nut 26:46
* Measuring the old nut for reference: overall dimensions & string spacing 32:56
* Tapping the nut off - The WRONG way & and THE RIGHT 48:16
* The TAP - and a Bombshell! 53:38
* What's next...1:01:38
LINK TO PART 1:
• Replacing a (Rickenbac...
Part 3 Coming soon!
TOOLS USED:
* 12" metal ruler with a straight, clean edge
* MusicNomad String Action Gauge and/or a Fret 'Rocker'
* Set of 'Feeler Guages' including .008" - .012" or a Standard Business Card
* Small Ruler marked in 64ths of an Inch and Millimeters or...
* Online Inch to Metric Converter:
www.rapidtable...
or
www.inchcalcul...
* Calipers - digital or manual
* Mechanical Pencil (0.5mm or 0.7mm)
* Carpenter's Square or a Square-cut piece of wood min. 8" on the longest side
* String Spacing Ruler or Online Calculator - here are links to some easy-to-use ones:
www.guitarrasj...
tlcguitargoods...
* Xacto knife with No. 11 blade or fresh Razor blade
* Small Dead-blow hammer or Ball-peen hammer (about 8 - 10")
* Dowel or Piece of wood or Golf tee NO WIDER than the side width of the nut to be removed and approx 2" long with a blunt end
* Low-tack Painter's tape (Frog Yellow) or guitar repair/luthier's tape
* Bench vise or Someone to hold the guitar firmly in place

[@perlaursen1885]

Thanks for the fine video, now everyone can do it. Took 5 seconds to remove the nut, but half an hour to explain how to. Must be a school teacher😎 Per in Aarhus🇩🇰

[@roughcutguitars]

Hahahaha! Thanks for the great comment :-D I used to be, but talked a lot less back then! Keep in mind this is for absolute beginners - especially ones who are wigged out by the thought of doing this. I figure it takes some talking through - and the devil is in the details.
Plus this work gets lonely after a while :-)

[@perlaursen1885]

@@roughcutguitars Been a teacher myself 🇩🇰😎 By the way, do you have any experience with a chineese chickenbacker 360/12. or any guitar dealers/companies on Aliexpress?

[@roughcutguitars]

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TIME-STAMPED CONTENTS in this video:
* Checking the neck for warp 1:28
* Checking the frets are leveled 4:24
* Checking neck relief 11:20
* Lifting the strings - 3 different tailpieces: Ac'cent, 'R' & Trapeze chevron 17:48
* Koda The Wonder Cat! 26:38
* 'Scoring'/Cutting around the Old Nut 26:46
* Measuring the old nut for reference: overall dimensions & string spacing 32:56
* Tapping the nut off - The WRONG way & and THE RIGHT 48:16
* The TAP - and a Bombshell! 53:38
* What's next...1:01:38