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Post subject: Correct string height at nut
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:33 pm
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What is the standard height of strings at the nut? What is too high or too low? No info in Resource section. I have 2008 American neck and 9.5" radius.


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Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:07 pm
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Nut action is measured from the bottom of the string to the top of the first fret Amer. STD .020 and the string height at 17th fret 1/16 as Fender says 4/64

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Hi Cool9: there's several variations on how to get strings the right height at the nut, some more "technical" than others. Here's a practical method Ritchie Fliegler used to recommend (Ritchie Fleigler has been a player, a famous tech, and now he's Senior VP for Market Development at Fender - so he probably knows a thing or two!):

Barre the strings at the first fret. Look at the height of the strings above the second fret. That is the height they should be above the first fret when the barre is removed. Best is to take automotive feeler gauges and actually measure those heights precisely. The nut slots need adjusting to achieve these heights.

Next. Barre (or better capo) the strings at the third fret and look at the clearance of the strings above the first fret. Higher than the measurements you previously took? So now lift a string up out of the slot onto the top of the nut and have at the slot with the correct sized nut file a touch. Return the string to the slot and recheck the measurement. Once all the strings are the heights above the first fret that you measured at the start, remove the capo and give it a try. You should have a correctly set nut.

This is by no means the only approach, but it is a simple way that works. Dan Erlewine's method, for instance, is much more exacting.

...Or just take it to a qualified tech.

Cheers - C


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