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Sperzel have three levels of staggering so a set of 6IL is 2 of each height. They work wonderfully on a Strat flat headstock neck without any trees. My string nut is the 2-piece Earvana which now seems to be discontinued. No tuning problems and very stable.

Indeed, that looks strange.

Just for fun, did you measure the width of the neck at the nut? 'Cause in theory if you add up the measurements you provided, that would be closer to an 1 11/16th nut! You said 1 13/32 between E's, + 2 x 5/32 outer gaps = 1 23/32 (or 1 11/16, plus a tiny measurement error of 1/32) - note that...

On 1' 11/16th necks, the string spacing is roughly 1'' 13/32th. That leaves around 9/64th between each E string and the edge of the fret board.

FYI as of July 2008, Kinman reports that Warmoth compound 10"-16" radius is excessive but nevertheless came up with a stagger layout for it or any flatter fretboards ranging from 14" to 20". "The Kinman flat radius stagger magnet array is engineered to compensate the D and G strings for balanced...

A set of staggered Sperzels tuners and Earvana nuts together will not require any string tree (Strat straight peghead, 1-11/16" nut width, compound 10"-16" radius, SS6105 fretwire, works with both .009 and .010 string gauges). Trees were not needed with Graphtech graphite or Corian nuts either...

I also agree that your ideas (cut width, string winding, etc.) are all good food for thought for anyone facing tuning stability problems, regardless of the nut brand or type. Those looking for Graphtech nuts should indeed consider fine tuning the cuts or having a luthier do it (it's probably...

tfarny, the sales pitch for the Graphtech nuts states that the material is "self-lubricating". To me, self-lubricating means it does not required additional lube before use or perdiodically. Also, I don't think the width of the slots were too tight (I use extra-light gauge strings). The cut and...

Max you're probably right to point out that intonation adjustment is not required every time you chage strings. I stroke that part off my previous message to reflect this. Personally, I would only re-check my intonation if I started to have intonation problems... But this is an adjustment that...

Sorry for the lag I don't log in often. I have two Warmoth guitars, both initially ordered with a Graphtec nut for 30$ extra. It is the so-called graphite itself that does not live up to its reputation. When using the Graphtec nuts with a Wilkinson termolo and locking tuners, I found that the...

I fitted Earvana nuts on my two guitars (one VIP, Les-Paul-style nut, and one Strat) and they work very well. They even solved most tuning stability issues I had with Graphtec nuts. The one-piece compensated nuts that Warmoth now offers is with no doubt an excellent option if you want a stock...

For your tuning problems: 1- See if a new set of strings would not help (this could explain that your problem seems to be getting worse over time). 2- Make sure your bridge intonation is adjusted (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PMFdSkBvkM). This should be done every time you install new...