Members Nightwatchman9270 Posted June 17, 2010 Members Share Posted June 17, 2010 I took the strings of my Taylor 210 off and thought tonight when I'm tired would be a great time to "sand down" the bridge. I thought to myself "better mark which side goes where" but of course I didn't and now I can't remember, does the "compensated" part of the saddle goe under the "B" string or the "A". I'm 70% sure it went under the "B" but I want to double check with you guys before I put the strings on. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chicago12string Posted June 17, 2010 Members Share Posted June 17, 2010 B string Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nightwatchman9270 Posted June 17, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 17, 2010 WOW....that might be fastest I ever had a questions answered. Wish there was a prize. Thanks! If I'm ever in Chicago again, I owe you a slice of deep-dish at the REAL pizzeria UNO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samilyn Posted June 17, 2010 Members Share Posted June 17, 2010 What he said ^^^ - it goes under the B string. When ya get a little mixed up (as we all do sometimes) just remember that the funky offset part of the saddle goes under the treble string, not any of the bass ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted June 17, 2010 Members Share Posted June 17, 2010 Actually the entire saddle is "compensated" in that it is offset away from the point which which would be determined by the scale length (2 times the distance from the nut to the 12th fret). That is also why it is slanted. However, the B string requires more compensation than the E or G, so it has a little notch that moves the break point even farther. As Chicago says, the B string. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted June 17, 2010 Members Share Posted June 17, 2010 When I build my guitars, I usually locate the high E string's saddle location at twice the distance from the nut to the 12th fret plus 1/8" And I locate the low E string's saddle location at twice the 12th fret distance plus 1/4" After I orient the saddle slot to that location I usually will install the saddle and shape it for height/action. I usually round the top of the saddle to the same radius as the fretboard. Then as a last step I shape the top of the saddle like so: Some people prefer THIS shaping though: Both sound fine to me. Just a matter of cosmetics at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nightwatchman9270 Posted June 17, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 17, 2010 Ok so it goes under the "A" string then. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted June 17, 2010 Members Share Posted June 17, 2010 Ok so it goes under the "A" string then. Thanks! Only if you are tuned down two steps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sangemon Posted June 18, 2010 Members Share Posted June 18, 2010 Here's a pretty good shot of a compensated saddle. The compensation usually goes under the B string, and the Low E. That makes it pretty easy to figure out which end is which. Also, if you put it on backwards, your action will be way out of kilter. You'll know it right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Florida_Gator Posted June 18, 2010 Members Share Posted June 18, 2010 Why is the saddle slanted, and why is the area under the B string cut differently? Is this what gets adjusted when it's checked for intonation? And why does my Alvarez MD350 have *2* saddles (one for the E-A-D-G, and one for the b-e)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sangemon Posted June 18, 2010 Members Share Posted June 18, 2010 And why does my Alvarez MD350 have *2* saddles (one for the E-A-D-G, and one for the b-e)? It's another way to accomplish the same thing. And it's shiny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members katopp Posted June 18, 2010 Members Share Posted June 18, 2010 It's another way to accomplish the same thing. And it's shiny! And it sucks, if you look for an UST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RichieDev Posted May 12, 2017 Members Share Posted May 12, 2017 Hi, I have an Ibanez AE300 and have been wondering if my saddle was put back on the right way too. There is a compensated bit on the bottom E on my one. Why would this be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Delmont Posted May 12, 2017 Members Share Posted May 12, 2017 Why is the saddle slanted' date=' and why is the area under the B string cut differently?. . .[/quote'] Someone once asked a composer from India what he thought of a symphony he'd just heard. He said he liked it, but it was too bad everyone was out of tune. Look up tempered scale. It's the European scale that we use, and the Indian composer was right, it's not in tune. Instead, it's a compromise that lets us build complicated harmonies. For reasons that will make sense once you've read about it, some notes are more out of tune than others. The B is the worst offender. Compensation doesn't fix the problem (it can't be fixed), but it improves things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FretFiend. Posted May 12, 2017 Members Share Posted May 12, 2017 Zombie thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted May 12, 2017 Members Share Posted May 12, 2017 Does you guitar play in tune up the neck? If so the compensation is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigald18 Posted May 14, 2017 Members Share Posted May 14, 2017 The luthier was blind and from St Louis, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Delmont Posted May 17, 2017 Members Share Posted May 17, 2017 Zombie thread. Damn! Got me again! Gr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Hi, I have an Ibanez AE300 and have been wondering if my saddle was put back on the right way too. There is a compensated bit on the bottom E on my one. Why would this be? Reversing that saddle wouldn't make much sense - it appears to be installed correctly to me; although the compensated low E is a bit unusual, it's not unheard of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted May 18, 2017 Members Share Posted May 18, 2017 Phil, its pretty common for the low E string to have quite a bit of compensation - I frequently find that the B is all the way back (like this saddle), the G is all the way forward, and the 4th, 5th and 6th form a smooth line from front to back. A lot depends on how much initial compensation was put into the slot and what strings are being used. Note that our zombie resurrector hasn't bothered to return.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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