Author Topic: The origin of the adjustable brass nut.Warwick,Alembic,who?? (Read 579 times)

mica · « **Reply #15 on:** February 22, 2013, 01:19:41 PM »

Warwick's adjustable nut is different from ours, is it not?

I'm not exactly sure when we started installing them regularly, but I think it was 1982. At least that what the 5 minutes I was willing to spend on this today revealed.

added:
Well, I looked at the video, and these are not the just-a-nut type, they certainly do resemble our adjustable nut a good deal.

(Message edited by mica on February 22, 2013)

David Houck · « **Reply #16 on:** February 22, 2013, 04:47:05 PM »

1982 is my recollection from previous discussions and from looking at instrument pictures for when Alembic started putting them on as standard. As Stephen suggested, you can get a pretty quick idea by looking through the Showcase section.

edwin · « **Reply #17 on:** February 22, 2013, 09:00:40 PM »

I remember those Bond guitars. There was a shop in Boston that was blowing them out really cheap and sometimes I regret not picking up one for fun.

hifiguy · « **Reply #18 on:** February 22, 2013, 11:08:37 PM »

Alembic. Period. No question - at least for instruments that anyone ever saw in any quantity. I owned a 1992 German-made Warwick Corvette Pro that I bought new back in the day and promptly noticed that it had an Alembic-style nut, though the execution was different. The Warwick nut had individually adjustable brass screws for each string that were secured into a brass plate at the head end of the neck.

mario_farufyno · « **Reply #19 on:** February 23, 2013, 06:00:15 PM »

Warwick copy designs from everybody, Spector body shape, Steinberg headless...

alembickoa · « **Reply #20 on:** February 24, 2013, 09:41:27 PM »

I had a 1981 Series I and a 1982 Spoiler, each of which had an adjustable nut. My 1999 Orion also has one. They are a magnificent tool.

Blessings...Steve

that_sustain · « **Reply #21 on:** February 25, 2013, 06:02:19 AM »

How low can one go? Much lower with that adjustable brass nut.

lbpesq · « **Reply #22 on:** February 25, 2013, 09:04:27 AM »

Edwin:

You want a Bond? I have an extra one, if you're interested.

Bill, tgo

edwin · « **Reply #23 on:** February 25, 2013, 10:15:51 AM »

It's tempting but I'm actually needing to sell more gear (Anyone want a 1956 ES140T with early patent number humbuckers?). This whole thing of continuing medical trauma in the family and then taking a year off before I start working is taking a toll.

rusty_the_scoob · « **Reply #24 on:** February 26, 2013, 09:01:43 AM »

Double-post, sorry!

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rusty_the_scoob · « **Reply #25 on:** February 26, 2013, 09:08:20 AM »

The story I heard - and take it with a grain of salt because I can't verify it - was that it was Phil's bass tech in the late 60's/early 70's. He set up one of Phil's basses and Phil complained that the nut was too high. So the tech filed it down and he complained that it was too low. He filled the slots and again Phil complained that it was too high. So one of the other techs said why don't you make it adjustable so he can set it himself?

No idea if it's true and can't remember where I heard it, but I liked the story.

sonicus · « **Reply #26 on:** February 26, 2013, 05:00:36 PM »

Dan ( rusty the scoob) I have heard the same story !