Getting nut slot flat on tiltback Strat neck

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The nut slots were cut very deep and now with the drier winter air, the strings were just touching the top of the first fret What I need to do

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 The best test for nut slot height is to fret the string between the 2nd and 3rd frets, then tap the string down right over the 1st fret If

newclear slot Re: proper nut slot widthdepth? my nut is one of those black graphite nuts, and its very thick and tall, and the strings are already below the surface of the After many years of making nuts and accepting the pedantic assertion that the nut slot depth must be exactly one half the depth of the