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How should a string sit over the nut?

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robgilmorobgilmo Frets: 3501
edited March 2018 in Guitar
Less contact or all contact?

A or B?
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  • WezVWezV Frets: 16731
    edited March 2018
    A would be ideal if wear/friction was not an issue.  I tend to do the first half like B, then angle it down and flare it out
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 72447
    B, but with the angle increasing towards the headstock side as Wez said. A will suffer from very fast wear and actually have more friction since the pressure at the contact point will be very high.

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