Bone
Perhaps the most popular type of nut material . The bone nut should be considered the historically correct version of this guitar structural element . Made from the bones of cattle .
The sound of the bone nut is as balanced as possible - it does not make the sound bright and dull at the same time . Bone , like graphite , allows the strings to slide easily into the grooves , making bone nuts ideal for tremolo or Floyd Rose guitars .
Ivory
Extremely rare and exotic nut material . The production and sale of ivory are banned in many countries around the world , but you can still find old instruments with an ivory nut or buy fossil ivory ( that is , the bone of an animal that died of natural causes ) on the market .
How to choose a saddle ?
Several parameters depend on the correct installation and selection of the saddle - the presence or absence of unwanted overtones , overtones , and vibrations . If the nut height is high , the string can be observed at the point of contact between the nut and the string , which will lead to its breaking .
When choosing a saddle , you should rely on the size of the mounting hole in the guitar , as well as on the width , height , and length of the saddle .
There are brass nuts with screws that allow you to adjust the height of the strings without changing or filing the nut .
Another way to adjust the height of the strings is to adjust the height of the entire nut as a whole with a hex key . In particular , these saddles are designed for bass guitars .
An interesting fact : until the 60- 70s of the twentieth century , the nut was needed only to fix the strings , but the vibrations were transmitted using the “ zero fret ” - a fret plate , which was installed along with the nut .
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