Correct nut height

An everyday, but important job! Here's a simple job All you do to set the nut action is file the little slots in the nut until they're the right height No

The permanent way to fix it is to superglue a strip of wood veneer on the underside of the nut and then carefully sand it down until there is a

nut slot depth However if you have a vernier caliper you can measure the height of the nut from the base to the slots for the high E

nuts and bolts slot Strictly speaking, a regular nut could be treated like a zero fret and the slots lowered to exactly the same height as the rest of the frets