Hello MrYikes (and others).  How low is the nut action on the E string side?  From what I have read, you should only have enough room to put a credit card between the fingerboard and the string.  The E string is under a lot of tension and if the nut is high you might not be able to press the string down hard enough on the notes near the nut if the nut action is high.  

I am confused on your reference to the Eb note.  I am at a loss on how you could obtain a Eb on the E string (unless you de-tuned the E string to Eb).  If you can obtain a good E# on the E string, my thought on nut height goes out the window.

Thank you AndrewH.  Makes sense now.  Getting up the neck is beyond my current technical ability.