Fender 12 String Update

You don't need (or want!) much in way of an adhesive to hold a nut in place, as the strings will do most of the work there. That's why I suggested a small amount of Superglue. It's relatively innocuous, thin and clear, plus it will quickly dry hard and brittle. The last part is good, as it means the glue will help the nut couple to the neck acoustically, and later on when this nut is a goner, the glue bond is easily broken to remove the nut as I describe in my other posting.

BTW, Superglue also can be used to attach or re-attach body binding and soundhole rosettes. Luthiers also use it to do some types of crack repairs -- especially those in solid spruce tops. Regular "runny" Superglue wicks nicely into narrow crevices and cracks. While Superglue is by no means really "super," it does have its uses.

As you can see in the photos I'm not one to Glob on glue. I'll take your advise & use a small dab of superglue on it.

While it's apart I'd love to put an under saddle pickup on it. But I know they tend to weaken bridges from drilling the lead hole. I've repaired a couple broken bridges as results of poor setup, Excessive string tension, and roughly drilled hole for the lead. Might just use a transducer pickup. Spare me any agony down the road.

This is going to be such an awesome piece when I'm done with it, regardless!

here is a cool site for guitar parts:

http://www.stewmac.com

Stewart-Macdonald Has NICE stuff, but is a bit hard on the wallet.

Here are some other places that aren't so rough on the dollars.

http://www.firstqualitymusic.com/

http://www.suncreekmusic.com/

http://www.allparts.com/

http://www.greatmusicproductsonline.com/

I have used and liked allparts.com

All parts is a little cheaper than Stewmac. But for electrics all parts has a bit more to choose from. First Quality is updating their website. They have the best prices around for basically everything.