Martin D-1 R bridge

[Lee Gendvilas]

Hello everyone. I would like to identify what species of wood is on this Martin D-1 R. In the pics is the bridge and some East Indian rosewood and some African rosewood. Neither of them seem to be close to match the bridge. My research finds that the bridge is to be East Indian rosewood. The owner wants the saddle moved to correct intonation issues (fretted notes going sharp).

Thanks again for your replys!
Lee

[Lee Gendvilas]

Thanks for your replies! I'm going to double check the nut slots and string height at the first fret and get the neck flattened as much as it will let me.

Now that I have the cover off of the bolt, what do you recommend to put it back on?

Lee

[Hesh Breakstone]

Double stick tape, the thick, 3M stuff sold at hardware stores and I use a dowel with masking tape on it to position so that I can see where it is through the sound hole when positioning.

I always clean off all the old tape with a single edged razor blade before putting a patch of new tape on.

[Lee Gendvilas]

Happy Saturday!

Went to ACE and got carpet tape (cloth) and it looks and feels like what I removed from behind the plate.

I have straightened the neck as much as it will let me. The high E side is pretty much flat and the low E side has much less of a curve.

I used the SM nut slotting guage and checked the height of the low E on the first fret and it was .005. I took it down to .003. I checked the F note and it still is going sharp by 12-15 cents. When I check the harmonic at the 12th fret it's on 0 but fretting the 12th fret goes sharp by 12-15 cents.

When I check the high E at the 12th fret the harmonic and fretted note are 0.

The saddle is 3/32 and all the strings leave the saddle at the soundhole edge. Is there enough saddle to compensate the low E?

Looking forward to hearing from you and again thanks for taking your time in helping me with this guitar!

Lee