Luthier's Tips & Tricks #3 - Proper nut slotting height

A quick word about creaking guitar G strings: this issue is fading as elephant ivory nuts are fading Bone is superior to ivory for a nut material because it's

To measure proper nut slot depth? Cut a pencil in half so one side is flat Lay it on the frets w the lead facing the nut Run it over the

nut slot files Logically, the nut slots should need no more clearance above the first fret than would otherwise be required between the first and second,

nut slot depth But you see lots of nut making instructions saying that the slots should only be about half a string diameter deep Indeed Dan Erlewine has said