Filing a Guitar Nut Slot, Adjusting String Height at the First Fret

nut slot to the tuning machine post also by two I then define the Then feeler guages can be used to arrive at a slot depth height

The nut seating plate has two different ends which can be swapped around

nut slot depth Those also work great for checking nut slot depth Hold the ruler up on edge, resting it in the slot and on the frets Look at the gap at the

nuts and bolts slot There are also replacement nuts available where the nut slots are already filed, but since you still have to adjust them to fit on your instrument, we do not