donny writes :

> Hi. I am re stringing my Jasmine $119. acoustic guitar. One bridge
> pin broke which is not a problem.

See :

http://frets.com/FRETSPages/Musician/Guitar/Setup/SteelStrings/PullPin/pullpin.html

> However the nut also came off. I'm
> assuming that the nut needs to be glued back on.
> Question: what type of glue to use, and how to center the nut. For
> centering the nut I was thinking of just stringing the guitar and
> allowing the nut to float to its natural position(while a little glue
> is on it. Then allowing the glue to dry. Opinions welcome.

A drop or two of white glue will be fine. Rather than just let the
nut go where it wants (which should be close to the right place) look
at the strings and make sure that they are centered on the fretboard
so the strings are parallel to the fretboard edges, with an equal
amount of free space on either side. Hopefully the nut will also be
flush with the edges of the fretboard, if not file down any protruding
end so it doesn't stick out.

> Also I don't think it should be a problem if the string is wound 4 to
> 5 times around post?

See :

http://frets.com/FRETSPages/Musician/Guitar/Setup/SteelStrings/Stringing/ststringing2.html

See the rest of frets.com for as much info as you can stand on guitar
maintenance.

Paul P