Nut Slotting Gauge

I've adjusted strings with feeler gauges and guesswork before but this takes all the guesswork out of it. It rests on the string. You zero it. You press down and you have the distance. It couldn't be easier. They do seem to have designed it to work the other way around, which would mean you'd have to zero it while you hold down the string and the let up to read it, but it's not that hard to read backwards and easier to set to zero while not having to hold it down as well.

Just an excellent idea and execution. Simple to use and makes me faster and more accurate, everything a tool ought to be! Thanks guys.

I had always struggled with setting the action at the nut. After using this tool the first time, I kicked myself for not getting it sooner. Makes the job faster, easier and gets rid of the guesswork.

An excellent idea, but the dial on mine does not reliably come to rest at the same place. As a result, I take many measurements and I assume the average is within .005" of the actual height. If the dial were more reliable, it would be great.

I used the nut slotting gauge on my latest guitar Project. There is no guessing or messing around with feeler gauges trying to get the action at the nut just right, you know within seconds exactly the height of the string over the first fret. I would not do another nut without it.

Thanks for developing such a great tool for adjusting string height at the nut. Makes the job quick, accurate and easy! Because the dial actually measures on a countdown rather than count up basis, I zero the dial while the string is pressed to the fret so during the adjustment process, I just rest it on the string (without depressing) to see the height without having to depress the string or do the subtraction to determine the measurement.

Thanks again.

Jim. . .

Fantastic ... small, simple, accurate. Like a little piece of functional art. I want a second one for my car dashboard. Many thanks to Don MacRostie.