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Old 08-16-2010, 04:20 AM   #9 (permalink)
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not by that much. has the guitar gone through significant temperature changes recently? been left in the case in a trunk under blazing hot sun for an afternoon? drastic changes in condition like that can result in the wood of the instrument expanding or contracting at different rates than the other materials within it. could explain the nut issue.
The only temperature change that has happened recently was the change from Winter to Summer (65°F to 105°F, respectively.)

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is the gap happening on the other side of the neck as well or just on the treble side?
Yep, on both sides. The whole nut is evenly lifted from the neck.

Could changing the action cause this?
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