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A compensated nut is nothing like a compensated saddle, which effects both open and closed strings at any fret. __________________________________________________ __________ Quote: Q - Why not a zero fret? A - A zero fret is no different from a properly made nut, where the bottoms of the string slots are level with the fret plane. In that case, wouldn't each fret have to be intonated, since playing an open string would be the same as playing a string running off a fret? Quote: Q - or lower the action at the nut? A - See above. The correct nut height is the same as the frets. That does not negate the reason for this compensation. When fretting close to the nut, the string is bent at a sharper angle, which increases the tension. If a string running off the nut has the same action as a string running off a fret, why would the string be bent at "a sharper angle" close to the nut?
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>> If a string running off the nut has the same action as a string running off a fret, why would the string be bent at "a sharper angle" close to the nut?
It's basic trigonometry. The strings do not lie in the fret plane.
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So typically we start with a broken nut, so the nut needs to be replaced. Once the nut has been replaced we need to file the front edge of the nut away so it is flush with the fretboard without damaging the fretboard, then a shelf needs to be filed into the front face of that nut for the frets tang area, basically a fret needs to fit into a gap that currently does not exist, then clean and tidy, it easily doubles ones time Steve
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I do understand that replacing a nut with a zero fret would be a more difficult job.
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