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Zero fret question(s)

I'm stupid and I wasn't thinking when I made the post, my bad.

Lol... Ok... But you're not stupid ... Just made an error ...
Admitting to error, by default, makes you non-stupid ...

It's a good question, by the way... Because it addresses the issue of scale length and relative position of the frets...
The correct answer is to fix the nut... However, assuming the bridge is in the correct place, capo on first fret and tuned down 1/2 step should yield you a workable guitar, albeit with a shorter scale length
 
Lol... Ok... But you're not stupid ... Just made an error ...
Admitting to error, by default, makes you non-stupid ...

It's a good question, by the way...

Absolutely. I threw a related question at Michael Tobias some months ago. Once leveled, dressed, etc., the zero fret ends up .010" higher than 1st-24th frets. Put an ever so slight slant on it and *bingo* we've got the Buzz Feiten system.

Riis