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Old January 5th, 2009, 12:27 PM   #11 (permalink)
pengipete
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There will be some vibration through the neck that will cause some interaction with the nut. I can't imagine that this will in any way translate into a tonal effect but a loose nut may vibrate and buzz.

Of course the nut does more that simply provide the string length - it needs to be properly cut and of the right material to avoid snagging the strings when bent or even during the minute amount of movement when fretted but I wouldn't call that a tonal effect.
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