Members kwakatak Posted March 5, 2008 Members Share Posted March 5, 2008 I think it's time I had my "lawsuit" Takamine set up with a new bone saddle and higher action so I've been perusing Bob Colosi's website (www.guitarsaddles.com) to see which saddle would best fit my old F-360. The only Takamine saddle he lists on hit products page is the newer split saddle though, so I'm in a bit of a pickle. I don't want to have to send him my existing saddle, which is plastic with a compensated B-string, though I think I do have the old non-compensated plastic one laying in the case. Given that my Tak is so closely modeled after a Martin dread I'm wondering if it has the same sized saddle as the standard Martin drop-in variety listed on Colosi's site. There are no dimensions listed on that site though. Do any of you Martin folks have those specs on-hand? Even better, do any of you fellow "lawsuit" Tak owners have the specs to your saddles handy? FYI: here's a close-up of the bridge/saddle in question: http://www.putfile.com/pic/7669980?pos=top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted March 5, 2008 Members Share Posted March 5, 2008 Neil, the normal drop in Martin saddle is 4-1/4 by 25/64 by 3/32 (thick). But if you call or e-mail Bob directly I'll bet he'll know - he knows everything about saddles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members outdoorgb Posted March 5, 2008 Members Share Posted March 5, 2008 Bob directly I'll bet he'll know - he knows everything about saddles. Yes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted March 6, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 6, 2008 Neil, the normal drop in Martin saddle is 4-1/4 by 25/64 by 3/32 (thick). But if you call or e-mail Bob directly I'll bet he'll know - he knows everything about saddles. Thanks, Freeman. I'm gonna email him tomorrow. Until then I've done some measurements of my Tak's saddle and bridge. The saddle is 3/32" by 2.75" wide. I don't know the height because I didn't remove it from the slot. Looking at the Martin-style bridges at www.stewmac.com mine looks to be similar but not 100% exact: my saddle slot is 2/32" shorter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted March 8, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 8, 2008 Bump. I posed this question over at the UMGF and to my surprise somebody pointed out that my Tak originally came with a bone saddle AND nut. An inspection of the nut confirms it - I can see the same slight striping in the nut that is on the bone saddle I put on my Larrivee shortly after acquiring it. I had a new plastic saddle installed in the Tak a couple of years ago because the old one wasn't compensated. I still have that saddle but it's in no condition to be reinstalled. I still need to get in touch with Bob Colosi concerning the measurements though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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