Larry, I get it .
Thinking about it, I do see that if the player didn't want to play above the seventh fret, then having the nut as the perpendicular would in fact lead to a more "normal" perception for the fingers.... even if the frets from #1 onwards were slanted.
Can't help thinking, however, that if the builder had offset the nut by, say, 1/8" ...or even 3/16" , it would have been an overall benefit.... wouldn't have changed the fingertip "perception " overmuch .
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