Slant on bridge saddle

[nip]

I noticed that bridge saddle does not have to forced down, but there is some space at front or back, maybe size of 009-string or something.

 

If having an undersaddle pickup, one edge of saddle would be contacting pickup.

 

Did anybody of you look into doing a adjustment of bottom of saddle to make go perfect with the tiny slant, or?

 

Or should one just try forcing down a string as thick slant to make it perfectly upright?

 

I'm thinking as a comparison that speaker cabinets put of floor will transfer much more bass to floor, than on wheels or cones of some kind.

 

Is a slant of saddle making under saddle pickup more treble edge than it has to be?

 

Would be interesting to hear what you say.

[recordingtrack1]

I had the very same problem with an Ovation Guitar. The slot for the saddle is slightly too wide for it and when you tighten the strings it causes the saddle to slant forward ever so slightly.

I used some THIN plastic sheeting and measured and cut a "Shim" with an exacto knife. I slid the shim in front of the saddle. I did this three or four times and kept cutting it until it fit just right. I was fortunate to find a sheet of plastic that was just about the right thickness.

After I did this I put the strings back on and tightened them up. The saddle stayed in position and did not pull forward.
No modifications to the guitar or saddle.

Try it. The real trick is finding a thin piece of plastic that will be the correct thickness.

Good Luck!

RT1:thu:

[nip]

Good idea, thanks.

I also thought I can try find a string with right thicknes, and push it down behind like a bow and arrow, kind of, deepest in middle. In the back of saddle then. There is always cut off parts after changing strings so there might be one that fit.

Intresting to see if sound change noticable.

I will try and see.

[guitarist21]

I had a similar problem on my Washburn. I basically did the same thing as RT1, but I used shavings from an old saddle I had lying around. It was tricky. Instead of just sticking the pieces in, I measured the little space and glued a shaving that thick to the saddle. The plastic method would be a little simpler and cleaner, I think.

Ellen