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Author:  Chris Paulick [ Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:22 pm ]
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What saddle width are you using. I've been using 1/8" and I'm thinking about maybe using a 3/16" for this pinnless I'm working on.
Author:  Michael Dale Payne [ Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:26 pm ]
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3/32"
Author:  meddlingfool [ Wed Mar 04, 2009 2:56 pm ]
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1/8th.
Author:  Mark Groza [ Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:03 pm ]
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Chris Paulick wrote:
What saddle width are you using. I've been using 1/8" and I'm thinking about maybe using a 3/16" for this pinnless I'm working on.

Chris, I made a bridge withe a 3/16" saddle channel and had trouble finding a blank wide enough for it, so now i'm having to make my own out of deer feet bone.I like 1/8" the best.
Author:  ChuckB [ Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:21 pm ]
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1/8th here. Lmi has 7/32.

Chuck
Author:  Hesh [ Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:19 pm ]
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.132" :D
Author:  Rod True [ Wed Mar 04, 2009 6:57 pm ]
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1/8"
Author:  Chris aka Sniggly [ Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:10 pm ]
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1/8...and like you...considering a 3/16. I bought a bunch of large blanks for 2 bucks a piece so I could play with the width. I don't see where the additional width harms anything....plus it gives a newbie like me the extra surface width for intonation purposes.
Author:  Brad T [ Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:12 pm ]
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3/32
Author:  Howard Klepper [ Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:53 pm ]
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7/64 (finished). All that is needed.
Author:  gozierdt [ Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:50 pm ]
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Ervin Somogyi likes 3/16" or wider saddles ("Principles of Guitar Dynamics and Design",American Lutherie, #36), and he's got a very good reputation as a luthier, so I've ordered wider saddle blanks for my next 2 or 3 builds. I think it's worth investigating.
Author:  Fred Tellier [ Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:57 pm ]
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I have used 3/32 up to now and was wondering what the advantage of a thicker saddle would be other than allowing more adjustment space for intonation.

Fred
Author:  Daniel Minard [ Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:15 am ]
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I use 3/16" & really like the wiggle room it allows for compensation.
Lots of suppliers have wider blanks these days.
When I finally make the bridge placement jig I have in my head, I may start using 1/8", but I still like the look of a wider saddle.
Author:  SniderMike [ Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:19 am ]
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17/128"
Author:  SteveSmith [ Thu Mar 05, 2009 8:34 am ]
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SniderMike wrote:
17/128"

laughing6-hehe
Author:  jfmckenna [ Thu Mar 05, 2009 8:34 am ]
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I've always used 1/8th because..... well I don't know why. I just re-topped an old friend of mine that I never liked the sound of and while routing the bridge screwed up the slot a bit. I hate to waste a good piece of ebony so I routed it wider and dropped a 7/32 in there. I like the way it looks on this guitar and I would be hard pressed to claim I notice any thing in the tone. And the apex of the saddle is right down the middle and the intonation is just as good as my 1/8th saddles.
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