[GreatCanadian]

Hello folks. I've read so much about action adjustment, and what I do know is this: the action is too high (personal preference I know), and my neck is straight.

Should I determine if the nut is low enough before tackling the saddle height. If I put a capo on the first or second fret, the guitar is MUCH easier to play. Perhaps I have it wrong, but this seems to indicate to me that the strings are too high at the nut. Am I correct? And if so, should I have a luthier lower the string slots before putting in my new Colosi saddle (I want to fit the saddle myself).

I have read about fretting at the 2nd or 3rd fret and checking string height and such, but if a cap make it easier it seems to me the nut is too high. (Remember, the neck is straight.) Perhaps I'm way off base here.

By the way the guitar I'm referring to is a Larrivee OM-03R.