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| Author: | jason72 [ Tue Nov 25, 2014 8:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Adjustable saddles? |
Does anyone have any experience building bridges with adjustable saddles? Any pics available? |
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| Author: | murrmac [ Tue Nov 25, 2014 9:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Adjustable saddles? |
Kevin Pederson developed a design for an adjustable saddle, which he patented. Adjustability was back and forth, for intonation, not up and down to alter action. |
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| Author: | bluescreek [ Wed Nov 26, 2014 12:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Adjustable saddles? |
adjustable saddles are often used on lower end instruments. |
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| Author: | jack [ Wed Nov 26, 2014 1:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Adjustable saddles? |
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| Author: | Goodin [ Wed Nov 26, 2014 2:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Adjustable saddles? |
I have played a vintage Yamaha dreadnought with an adjustable bridge. It sounded terrible. |
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| Author: | Tai Fu [ Wed Nov 26, 2014 4:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Adjustable saddles? |
One way to do it is put a tailpiece on the guitar, and make the bridge floating. |
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| Author: | murrmac [ Thu Nov 27, 2014 5:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Adjustable saddles? |
There is a vast difference between adjustable saddles and the old-fashioned adjustable bridge. Check out the Kevin Pederson patent application and you will see that his invention is very far indeed from being low-end. |
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| Author: | bluescreek [ Thu Nov 27, 2014 6:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Adjustable saddles? |
There are different designs , Fact is , if the saddle is in the correct position to begin with you really don't need an adjustable one. |
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| Author: | philosofriend [ Thu Nov 27, 2014 9:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Adjustable saddles? |
I have an acoustic where I wanted to improve the intonation. I divided the saddle between the plain and the wound strings, two saddle pieces. I widened the slot for the saddles in the bridge and made a set of ebony shims that locate the saddle back and forth for intonation. The shims match the height and top curve of the bridge and are pretty well camoflauged, but it is easy to adjust intonation by changing the order of the shims. The saddle is still correctly gentle tight in the slot and the weight and materials of the bridge are still standard (otherwise the tone will be affected). I got lucky and tilted the widened slots at good angles so I didn't have to make any wedge shims. Gosh it is fun (and rare) to be able to play an acoustic up the neck in tune. Taking a router to the bridge on an assembled acoustic guitar is the loudest noise I have ever made. |
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