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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Wed Feb 18, 2015 12:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Real horn nut supply? |
I wanted to buy a real buffalo horn blank, so I hit the BIN on eBay. What I got was a piece of shiny, colored epoxy. Anyone got a trusted source? |
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| Author: | StevenWheeler [ Wed Feb 18, 2015 2:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Real horn nut supply? |
LMI. Get more than you need. Chips easily. Took me three tries last one I did. Steve |
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| Author: | James Ringelspaugh [ Wed Feb 18, 2015 2:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Real horn nut supply? |
I bought a bunch of nice horn from Andy DePaule a few years ago; looks like he's still selling nuts and the like: http://www.luthiersupply.com/nutsandsaddles.html |
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| Author: | Hesh [ Thu Feb 19, 2015 4:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Real horn nut supply? |
Chris IME horn can be pretty soft, think toe nail..... I've used black ram's horn a couple of times but was not pleased with how very soft it was... These days I'll use it if the instrument is not played much but for nuts and saddles for a working musician's ax I strongly suspect that this stuff won't last very long. With this said if the color is what you are mostly after black corian may be a better bet in the utility sense AND way cheaper too. |
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| Author: | Bryan Bear [ Thu Feb 19, 2015 4:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Real horn nut supply? |
One of my next projects wants to have a black nut and saddle. I'm considering African blackwood. I have scraps of suitable size and it seems like it ought to be plenty hard enough. I've never handled horn, but I would imagine it to be softer than ABW. |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Thu Feb 19, 2015 4:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Real horn nut supply? |
Thanks, fellers. I have returned the offending plastic bits, and will just use my standard unbleached bone.... which has never failed me. |
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| Author: | Tai Fu [ Thu Feb 19, 2015 8:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Real horn nut supply? |
Inlaidartist on ebay sells black horn, but I seriously won't use it for nuts or saddles. The material is too soft. If you must have black nut, you can use graphtech or something, ebony/african blackwood will work as well. |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Fri Feb 20, 2015 12:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Real horn nut supply? |
Quote: you can use graphtech I HATE GraphTech stuff with the power of a thousand suns. I will NEVER use it on my personal stuff..... but if a client requests it on his or her axe.... |
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| Author: | Tai Fu [ Fri Feb 20, 2015 12:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Real horn nut supply? |
Or you can always use black anodized aluminum, assuming you have the ability to anodize the aluminum yourself... |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Fri Feb 20, 2015 6:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Real horn nut supply? |
Quote: Or you can always use black anodized aluminum, assuming you have the ability to anodize the aluminum yourself... Unless you are using T6, aluminum is too soft. But it is easily blackened with a selenium solution that model railroad hobbyists use all the time. But thanks, anyway. |
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| Author: | aqualibguitars [ Fri Mar 06, 2015 1:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Real horn nut supply? |
sir i sell too. |
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