A high quality 3-part combination set for marking the string positions and filing the nut slots across a broad range of string gauges.
3-PART SET CONTENTS:
Tool #1 - Feathered Edge String Groove Saw
Tool #2 - Rhombus Diamond File
Tool #3 - Pointed Oval Diamond File
TOOL #1 - FEATHERED EDGE STRING GROOVE SAW*
The tool has a replaceable feathered edge blade for creating precise marking grooves. The slots for high treble strings (typically .009"- 0.012") can be produced by increasing the depth of cut or by canting the saw left and right.
SELECTED DIAMOND FILES
The diamond files are of high quality USA manufacture and are used for intricate work by jewellers, engineers and gunsmiths. The files included have been specially selected after extensive research and testing of the many different profiles available.
TOOL #2 - RHOMBUS DIAMOND FILE
The file can be used for widening the string slots (typically 0.012"-0.016"). The profile is straight and cross-section is diamond making it useful for de-burring, chamfering edges and adding relief to the rear and sides of the string slots.
TOOL #3 - POINTED OVAL DIAMOND FILE
The profile is tapered and cross section is oval. The tool can be used for the intermediate string slots (typically 0.016"-0.032") and the bass string slots (typically 0.032"-0.053") by canting the file left and right. Finishing each slot should be performed with short strokes of the file and attention to the best position along the file edge for the particular string gauge.
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*The String Groove Saw is also compatible with the string spacing guides on the Guitar Nut Replacement Jig.