If you look back in the posts, I never argued that the nut slots are .5mm over the first fret. You're both putting words in my posts so to speak. It is, however, an undisputed practice that a classical guitar needs more or less .5mm clearance from the bottom of the strings to the first fret. That's the universal practice because much lower than that buzzes, no matter how good the setup is.
The zero feet construction on classical guitars was more popular in the 30's and 40's and actually works quite well. You can still find some Hauser guitars with zero frets installed in then, and I know a few players who currently prefer them.
Chris
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