Members bmast160 0 Posted January 13 Members Share Posted January 13 Do you think this level of tilt in the saddle is a problem? There is a very subtle gap between the saddle and bridge. Also, I like the sound of FWI saddles and the only compensated one I can find is made for Martin guitars, but it seems that Martin uses a slightly thinner saddle dimension - about a difference of the thickness of a couple sheets of paper. Any recommendations? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Members garthman 251 Posted January 13 Members Share Posted January 13 (edited) I think the tilt is probably OK but there is any easy fix when using a saddle that is narrower than the slot. Just cut a strip of thin plastic (a piece from a pill blister pack works well) the same length as the saddle and just a touch less in height than the slot depth and slip it into the slot in front of the saddle. You want a reasonably snug fit so hunt around if pill blister packs are too thin. Edited January 13 by garthman 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Members DeepEnd 2,869 Posted January 14 Members Share Posted January 14 It's probably okay but there's more of a gap than I like to see. You may have to give up on FWI and "settle" for bone or TUSQ. Best of luck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Members bmast160 0 Posted January 19 Author Members Share Posted January 19 On 1/13/2021 at 8:19 PM, DeepEnd said: It's probably okay but there's more of a gap than I like to see. You may have to give up on FWI and "settle" for bone or TUSQ. Best of luck. ok, thank you. i figured it was probably ok, but wanted confirmation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Members bmast160 0 Posted January 19 Author Members Share Posted January 19 On 1/13/2021 at 2:50 PM, garthman said: I think the tilt is probably OK but there is any easy fix when using a saddle that is narrower than the slot. Just cut a strip of thin plastic (a piece from a pill blister pack works well) the same length as the saddle and just a touch less in height than the slot depth and slip it into the slot in front of the saddle. You want a reasonably snug fit so hunt around if pill blister packs are too thin. thank you. i think that may actually be too thick. i used 2-3 sheets of paper cut into strips and added them to the side closest to the neck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Members garthman 251 Posted January 19 Members Share Posted January 19 2 hours ago, bmast160 said: thank you. i think that may actually be too thick. i used 2-3 sheets of paper cut into strips and added them to the side closest to the neck. You're welcome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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