Loosening glued Floyd nut?

[Anders]

I tried to remove the Floyd nut on a guitar, only to find that it was glued in addition to the screws. How do I best loosen it?

Could I maybe heat it using a soldering iron?

Suggestions highly appreciated!

/Anders

[mm2002]

Use a little block of wood or something and just tap it lightly with a hammer at the top right at the fretboard, and tap toward the headstock. It'll probably pop right off like a standard nut does. Depends on the glue they used though.

[Anders]

Thanks Mark!

OK, that sounds like something I could try. The reason for removing it is that I want to shim the nut, so if there will be any remaning glue, I'd probably have to scrape/sand it off. If I'm not lucky enough to have all the glue pop right off the wood, and stick to the metal?

[beaner]

Use the easiest method first and try tapping like Mark said. If that doesn't work, you're on the right track by trying a little heat. Hide glue is a very popular glue in guitar repair, and it softens nicely with heat.

[Anders]

Thanks alot!

I'll probably give it ago tomorrow. I'll check back and tell you guys how it went!

[straycat]

If there is glue residue use a razor blade and scrape it off don't try to get up under the dried glue just scrape from the top.