Bridge Saddle & Nut Materials

Hi,

Is there any way of confirming what material a bridge and/or nut are made from. I have just acquired a fantastic, all solid wood guitar, a real bargain, but I suspect that the bridge saddle is plastic; I'm not so sure about the nut. (I re-surfaced the saddle before re-stringing and it seemed to be very soft compared with bone and tusq, both of which I have worked in the past).

Is there any way of testing the saddle and nut, in situ on the instrument, in order to find out with any certainty.

Cheers.........Brian

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Permalink Reply by Brian T. Williams on November 21, 2011 at 1:16am

Wow!!

I've been following this discussion since I started it last week (I only wanted to know how to distinguish one from another :), but I have certainly learned a lot from all the posts.

This is a terrific forum, full of useful advice, opinions and information, and for my part, I would like to thank everyone who takes part!!!

Cheers.......Brian.