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I looking to jazz up a few areas of my builds and one of the items on the list is finding some way to make the bone nuts and saddles 'snazzier'. While I agree, bone looks pretty good, especially if it's unbleached bone...I like to be a little different sometimes.

What mediums would go well between two pieces of bone, say for saddles? Ditto for the nut.

How would one glue them together?

Thanks!
Chris

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Brass, ebony, brw, even recon stone .. use thick gel CA ....

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Yes...brass would also look great with the gold evo fret wire and gold tuners.
KB

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MOP like some mandolin or banjo guys are doing. i think Andy depaule has them.

I just finished a parlour guitar & used black Corian for the nut & saddle. Looks great & polishes up like jewelry.

Regarding shell (MOP)....wouldn't you lose the look of it when u turned it on it's side for laminating between bone?....unless you were saying do the whole nut and saddle in MOP....that sounds expensive.

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I'm using black horn for my first build. Its looking pretty good right now, but won't be able to string it up until at least friday so I wouldn't be able to tell you how it sounds.

Bill I've used horn and found it be softer...didn't like it as much...a personal preference thing.

I have African Blackwood and Ebony here at the house so I can use that to laminate between pieces of bone.

Thanks for the input folks!
Chris

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