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Post by BOOJIBOY on May 1, 2004 2:50:22 GMT -5
Hopefully I'm not the only person on the planet who doesn't know the answer to this question. Why are nuts called nuts and pots called pots?
Anyone else who doesn't know the answer please feel free to own up.
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Post by Steelpriest on May 1, 2004 3:03:35 GMT -5
Don´t ask me about the nuts... *g* ;D But a pot is called a pot because it derives from "potentiometer"  In german language a nut is considered as a "saddle", and well... that seems reasonable because the strings "sit" or rest on it...  |
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Post by Ol Geezer on May 1, 2004 9:40:46 GMT -5
Don´t ask me about the nuts... *g* ;D But a pot is called a pot because it derives from "potentiometer" In german language a nut is considered as a "saddle", and well... that seems reasonable because the strings "sit" or rest on it... Very Interesting. Saddle is a term we use here that refers to an acoustic guitar's bridge area.... |
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Post by BOOJIBOY on May 5, 2004 12:36:12 GMT -5
The lack of replies is a bit of a relief. Seems that their are 26 other people who don't have a clue about the nut . Either that or you just don't want to let me in on the secret  |
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Post by CAFeathers on May 5, 2004 12:52:09 GMT -5
I have not forgotten this thread, however in my search I can not find anything on how or why the nut is called that, So apparently there are millions of guitarists that have no idea.
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Post by CAFeathers on May 5, 2004 13:01:10 GMT -5
Very Interesting. Saddle is a term we use here that refers to an acoustic guitar's bridge area.... Every guitar (actually I believe every stringed instrument) has at least one saddle. The part of the bridge where the string sits is the saddle(s). |
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Post by Ol Geezer on May 5, 2004 15:15:34 GMT -5
Every guitar (actually I believe every stringed instrument) has at least one saddle. The part of the bridge where the string sits is the saddle(s). Okay, but Steele said that in the German language the nut is considered a saddle -- do they drive on the other side of the street as well? |
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Post by Steelpriest on May 5, 2004 15:23:59 GMT -5
Geezer... ;D We are not englishmen, we are krauts, we drive like normal people, lol! But yes, a nut is a saddle and a bridge is a bridge (Brücke), same word here in german language... |
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Post by Ol Geezer on May 5, 2004 15:28:39 GMT -5
Geezer... ;D We are not englishmen, we are krauts, we drive like normal people, lol! I saw you were online when I was writing so I threw that in for your amusement. But you may get some response on your comment.... |
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Post by zep on May 5, 2004 15:38:37 GMT -5
yeah, no one really knows why it's called a nut, but potentiometer sounds technical enough that no one really cares to figure out what words it is derived from. I think everything else on the guitar makes sense for what it is called: neck, strings, bridge, pickups, frets  |
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Post by Steelpriest on May 5, 2004 15:58:17 GMT -5
I saw you were online when I was writing so I threw that in for your amusement. But you may get some response on your comment.... Oh, oh... D'oh! I meant it not offensive... I also replied for amusent purposes... |
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Post by Stratman on May 6, 2004 18:44:43 GMT -5
Ok, totally out there, if you are riding a horse, are you sitting on the NUT? I think not. LOL. Ponder that one.
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Post by RB on May 6, 2004 21:42:07 GMT -5
Maybe, when stringed instruments were first being developed, they shaped a piece of hard shell from a nut ... thus it's name Nut.... I don't know....maybe? ;D....
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Post by davidhussey on Mar 25, 2011 13:14:05 GMT -5
I don't know why call nuts......but it is define as nut which mean a foolish, crazy or eccentric person,
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In german language a nut is considered as a "saddle", and well... that seems reasonable because the strings "sit" or rest on it... 
