Originally Posted by
Trevor Davies
Hi Grantxx,
your AG-1 looks very nice.
Good luck with the DSCM-1E. Another set neck, similar soldering for the electronics etc - should be a breeze. FWIW, I think natural mahogany looks very nice.
For the AG-1 and the high nut. The process you use will depend on the tools you have. Do you have any nut slot files and feeler gauges?
If no nut slot files you can knock the nut off (using a wooden block with a gentle tap from a hammer along the line of the fret board - this can damage the finish around the base of the nut (!) so best to try and score the join between the nut and the headstock). Then very carefully sand the bottom of the nut so as to lower the action (take care to keep the base of the nut flat). You need to keep checking the height to ensure it does not get too low. Then re-glue the nut to the neck.
I usually sand the base of the nut, and then use nut slotting files with a method suggested by McCreed. Hopefully others will chime in with their method.