Correlation between nut height and string action height : rguitarrepair

You want the smallest amount of clearance you can get and still have clearance The idea is that the nut slot height is simply the same height

Ideally, most guitars have a nut action that yields around 015 and 020 between the bottom of each string and the crown of the 1st fret

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

nut slot files To check nut-slot height, hold the string down at the third fret, and see how much it moves over the first fret This is similar to checking