Nut Making and Setup

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Not sure of a measurement, I just bring down the slot height just to where the intonation on the first fret is good That usually leaves

Critical measurement is distance of the bottom of the string from the 1st fret when in the nut slot That's the measurement related to actual I've actually done this using a thin sheet of metal on a beater classical guitar that came from the factory wiith the nut slots cut too low It

play double bubble slot I showed here how I lowered nut slot height due to high action on the first fret of my Yamaha Ideally, the nut slot height is identical to any other fret But remember that strings can 'saw' themselves through a nut just through normal use I