[jorgemac]

Huh, never thought about pre slotted as I always use a blank when I make a new Nut for one of my guitars. If you could find a pre slotted with the same nut measurements you could use that but each guitar has it own nut slot thickness and string separation variances If you order one smaller than the current neck width it won’t work but a longer one can be cut down as long as the string speration slotes aren’t already cut into it. So be careful with that. If it is thicker you can always sand or file it down to fit. What is the nut size? 1 & 3/4 or smaller? Just measure the current nut and go from there.

[jorgemac]

Hey Pete,

It isn’t that hard to replace a nut. Buy some bone blanks and don’t be in a hurry to complete this repair.

i have every tool know to the Guitar lords that i need to do repairs so I can us one of my sanders to shape and fine tune the nut width and lengths

1. make sure your new nut is a smidgen taller than the existing nut. File or sand to height.

2.. File or use a Japanese Saw or hack saw to cut it down to get the right length and make sure that it fits snuggly into the nut slot. Sand it if it is too thic for the slot. hand sanding will take you a long time but is good for learning patience, yeah, right….

Line it up, back to back with your existing nut and pencil mark the string locations.

I have couple of sets of slot files made for guitar work and would slot each string location a little higher than I will need and put it in the slot and string it up and slowly adjust each string to the proper height. You can also buy bone powder to fill in slots if you file to deeply.

If you buy an tools like the needed files look them up on StewMac but buy them from Amazon as StewMac charges a huge shipping fee.

I can’t remember the name of the other company on Amazon that sells guitar tools and parts but you will find them located on Amazon under guitar tools or parts. Good luck and know that you will never have to pay a guitar tech for this repair again. Plus I find the repairs fun to do.

[jorgemac]

How long have you been playing guitar and what are you expecting to accomplish with every lesson?

If you are new to guitar I can understand your frustration. If you are like me and just had not found a system of learning guitar after years of seemingly not improving what were your expectations? This system has Helped me improve in all area of my guitar journey.

[jorgemac]

What a great job, love it. Thanks for the Share.

[jorgemac]

Cool thanks for the sharing.

[jorgemac]

Guitar frustrations make us all nuts, sometimes. Only another picker could relate to all of the daily anxieties we put ourselves through.

[jorgemac]

Forgot also good in the key of A.

[jorgemac]

Interesting chord progression in the key of D,F# minor and D that includes the Bm chord.

A – index finger on 2nd fret of the B,G and D Strings

F# minor – add the ring finger to D string 4th fret, 2 strums or more

D – add the middle finger to 3rd fret B string. Strum a couple of times and

B minor – add pinky to G string 4th fret.

very simple and economical chord changes in the D, F# Minor or key of A. key. All made from the stationary Index finger A chord.

I usually add the 4 string g chord and the 5th fret C major 7 chord into this progression also. But the first 4 chords are all made out of that A chord shape back on the 2nd fret.

Once you learn the chord shapes you can mix and match anyway you want.

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[jorgemac]

I think of the Bm chord in a couple of different Keys. Mainly D and G, A and F# Minor. I would first practice making a 1st position Am chord using the pinky on the A note/2nd fret of the G string and get used to making that Am chord in that position. Strum it for awhile and then walk it a fret down(toward the guitar bridge 1 fret(B flat minor) and get used to playing the B.G.D and A strings. finger pick them for awhile using all 4 notes. Then slide that pinky led formation down 1 more fret to the B minor and get used to adding index finger to the D/2 fret.

I would also make the C#m on the 6th fret and the Dm/7th fret and the Em/9th fret.

Do that for a week or two until it is very comfortable. That would be something I would practice in my before practice practice, which is usually 10 -15 minutes before practice that I work on 1 or 2 things that I’m stuck on and all of my usual Barre chord walk downs, including this just explained Minor chord neck walk down, just to try to keep them comfortable to use.

[jorgemac]

I don’t know why but I have very small callus’s for all of the picking that I do daily. They are on the finger tips though. maybe it is because I tune down a half or whole note for most of my practice and playing. My natural singing keys are usually flat keys so it suites my strangled cat singing tone better.

If you do use a nail file or sandpaper be sure to put some disinfectant. on them just to be safe from infection.

[jorgemac]

Pete what other course did you start and how do you like it?

[jorgemac]

Same as Pete, at least three 20 minutes sessions on Practice. But I do pick and noodle much more than that on a daily basis.

[jorgemac]

The whole key is finding that “Sweet spot” on your index finger’s fret placement on fret 1. That finger placement, for me seems to depend on how many strings I need to cover with the index finger. If you are picking a full 6 string F chord my index finger is stretched almost a finger nail width above the 6th bass string fret board But playing the 4 and 5 finger F chord it usually tops out some where on the 3rd fret area. I was doing my exercises this morning and it was one of those days where the finger sweet spot kept moving and I needed more index finger crossing the fret board than normal.

Something that has helped with the 4 string finger barre position is that I have always barred the E and B string when I use the D minor chord fingering in my progressions and it is one of my favorite chords so I use it a lot.

[jorgemac]

Sorry guys, Not trying to make it difficult. I’m working on how to record my thoughts on my lap top. Computers were not around in my life until my 50’s and it is always a challenge working stuff out on them.

I’m a few weeks away from figuring out how to record with my lap top. Maybe when that actually works, out a visual image will help explain what works it’s way through my head. keep on chugglin.

[jorgemac]

Hey Loraine how goes it? Next week looks new to me which always intrigues me.

hang in there.