Nut slot height on fretless bass - Repairs and Technical

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Ideally, the string sits in a slot about half the height of the string If the slot is deeper than that, some material can come off the top

There's a good chance that most builders deliberately target cutting the nut slots just above the fret height solely because 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

wheels of flame slot 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  This particular nut we are using requires a 35mm string spacing; over or under would also be acceptable Any of the previous three nuts