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Zach Ehley
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Ziegenfuss wrote:
Thanks guys:

After looking at the nut slot, it is normally close to what I do, where the 3 large diameter strings are 0.5-0.75 deep in the nut, and the the thinner diameter strings are 100% covered. If this is not optimum, I would love to hear what I should be doing, because that is just what I have always done?

Stephen


Only the bottom half of the string diameter should be in the nut, even on the small ones.
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Stephen-
Beautiful work!
I have read that Honduran rosewood is non-porous and won't require pore filling. Did you find that to be the case?
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Chris,

The general rule is that pore filling is required for everything - regardless or porousness. In this particular case, the guitar was finished by the amazing Tony Ferguson, and he starts every guitar with pore fill - as it is essential - even in woods like maple. The wood is going to take it in.

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That is really nice Steve. Kudos.

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