SFIV1967
Venerated Member
Now that's interesting, I didn't even notice that there might be a different wood under the bone nut! Looks like the nut was set on a shim, which usually a factory or any luthier would never do as it makes the sound worse (no good transmission from the bone to the neck).Hey you know that does look like a shim was pounded in there!
But what I also notice: The nut goes as deep as the binding, means the nut is original, if really a shim was used the nutslot would have been cut way to low! So that speaks against a shim to me!
Maybe it is the neck mahogany we see there but the shade from the nut and the missing lacquer makes it look different colored there.
So anyway, if it would be my guitar I would remove the nut to inspect/repair the area.
Compare to that picture od´f a different D-55 what I mean:
Ralf
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