Change Ibanez 550 neck locking nut for bone nut

Deep · #1 08-29-2004, 05:51 PM

I would like to know if somebody knows any website where I can to find any report for change the locking nut to bone nut of my Ibanez neck. I am building a Custom JEM and I will install a fixed bridge. So, I want to change the nut. Can I find any done nut in the market to this neck? What measurements uses the Ibanez 550 neck?

Thank you and... sorry for my english.

Deep.

Kontalonis · #2 08-29-2004, 07:51 PM

http://www.allparts.com/categories.p...0EBANOL%20NUTS

Ebony is about as close as you are going to get i think.

Or if you know an experienced luthier that can work well with bone then ask him if he could make you one.

darren wilson · #3 08-29-2004, 08:40 PM

Minor correction: That nut is made of ebanol, not ebony. Ebanol is a synthetic material made of layers of newsprint-quality paper held together with resin and stained black.

Kontalonis · #4 08-29-2004, 08:44 PM

I just owned by darren

How does ebanol compare to ebony?

PS: Thnxs for the correction.

darren wilson · #5 08-29-2004, 10:57 PM

Ebony is wood. Ebonal is not.

Ebonal (or Ebonol) is a trade name for phenolic, a laminated plastic sheet. It's mostly resin, with paper, fabric, glass fiber or other materials in it to reinforce it. It's harder and more stable than wood, and is used by a few high-end manufacturers for fretboards. In the past it was also used on lower-priced instruments as an alternative to ebony or rosewood.

Deep · #6 08-30-2004, 08:08 AM

Thank you very much. It's perfect to me.

Question: Can you recomend to me a fixed bridge to this neck? I am building a Custom JEM and I would like to install a fixed bridge, but I don't know what can I put? Can you help me?

Kontalonis · #7 08-30-2004, 11:14 PM

http://www.allparts.com/categories.p...MOLO%20GUITARS

Look at product number SB_5115-010.

EKG (banner up above, www.ekgguitars.com) can convert floating tremolo routs to fixed bridge routs. That is the fixed bridge they rout for i think.