Patent ID: 8294012

Claim:
An apparatus for adjusting the nut of a stringed instrument, comprising: a) an elevation tray having first and second side portions and a channel portion for receiving the nut, wherein each said side portion has a cavity therein; b) a lift plate having first and second end portions disposed in said elevation tray so that the nut rests on said lift plate, each said end portion having a threaded hole therein; c) a cap disposed in each said cavity of said elevation tray, said cap having a first aperture therein; d) a bushing disposed in each said cavity of said elevation tray underneath said cap, said bushing having a second aperture therein; e) a screw having a threaded portion passing through each said first and second apertures so that said threaded portion of each said screw mates to said threaded hole in each said end portion of said lift plate, wherein said screw is removably secured to said cap; and, f) wherein said lift plate and the nut are moved up or down in response to said cap being turned.