proper way to shave-down saddle to lower action - FRETS.NET2024-03-28T16:53:38Zhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/proper-way-to-shave-down-saddle-to-lower-action?commentId=2177249%3AComment%3A75703&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWow...this is like an evil sp…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2012-10-17:2177249:Comment:952962012-10-17T00:57:30.501ZPaul Verticchiohttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/PaulVerticchio
<p>Wow...this is like an evil spirit post that rose from the dead a year later. Folks, this post is from October <strong>2011</strong>.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>Suggestion to all of us:</em></span> Once the original poster has the info she/he needs, he/she should choose the option to "close" the post. The thread will remain on the forum but no additional comments will be allowed in that thread.</p>
<p>Resurrecting some posts can get confusing, especially for an old…</p>
<p>Wow...this is like an evil spirit post that rose from the dead a year later. Folks, this post is from October <strong>2011</strong>.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>Suggestion to all of us:</em></span> Once the original poster has the info she/he needs, he/she should choose the option to "close" the post. The thread will remain on the forum but no additional comments will be allowed in that thread.</p>
<p>Resurrecting some posts can get confusing, especially for an old curmudgeon such as myself..</p>
<p>And......Arthur no longer owns this instrument.</p>
<p>All is good in the world(-:</p> Thank you Mike and thank you…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2012-10-16:2177249:Comment:951162012-10-16T21:18:28.703ZRussell Vancehttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RussellVance
<p>Thank you Mike and thank you Murray Mac' - I agree totally with you and admire your restraint in pointing out the obvious - it's not rocket science and if you cannot get a simple task like flat and straight done you need to review your skill set and your tools and equipment. </p>
<p>My apologies to anybody who may get hurt feeling about this but the gap between professionals and others is all too apparent regarding this subject.</p>
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<p>Thank you Mike and thank you Murray Mac' - I agree totally with you and admire your restraint in pointing out the obvious - it's not rocket science and if you cannot get a simple task like flat and straight done you need to review your skill set and your tools and equipment. </p>
<p>My apologies to anybody who may get hurt feeling about this but the gap between professionals and others is all too apparent regarding this subject.</p>
<p></p> Oooops, here's the updated UR…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2012-10-16:2177249:Comment:950492012-10-16T15:54:53.984Znathan clarkhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/nathanclark
<p>Oooops, here's the updated URL:</p>
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<p><a href="http://fingerlakesguitarrepair.com/play-ability-for-the-proletariat/">http://fingerlakesguitarrepair.com/play-ability-for-the-proletariat/</a></p>
<p>Oooops, here's the updated URL:</p>
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<p><a href="http://fingerlakesguitarrepair.com/play-ability-for-the-proletariat/">http://fingerlakesguitarrepair.com/play-ability-for-the-proletariat/</a></p> U have sanded the bottom I kn…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2011-11-24:2177249:Comment:788392011-11-24T10:41:04.204ZRon Frazierhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RonFrazier
<p>U have sanded the bottom I know because that was the thing I found out the ends are curved up.</p>
<p>I have a music store and I have to level frets and adjust action and lower the saddle on every guitar.</p>
<p>Martin are not playable for me as they come in.</p>
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<p>Ron</p>
<p>U have sanded the bottom I know because that was the thing I found out the ends are curved up.</p>
<p>I have a music store and I have to level frets and adjust action and lower the saddle on every guitar.</p>
<p>Martin are not playable for me as they come in.</p>
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<p>Ron</p> The saddle is the one thing y…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2011-11-24:2177249:Comment:788372011-11-24T10:30:52.069ZRon Frazierhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RonFrazier
<p>The saddle is the one thing you cant hurt on your guitar. Save the originel and start with a new one. Trace around the original and sand aaway all to make it like the old one than sand the bottom of the amout you want . Go a small amont and try it. When you sand the bottom flat hold it to some thing that you know is flat and hold it up to a light and see if it is flat.</p>
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<p>I have a old key making machine that I use to flatten the bottom and it is right the first…</p>
<p>The saddle is the one thing you cant hurt on your guitar. Save the originel and start with a new one. Trace around the original and sand aaway all to make it like the old one than sand the bottom of the amout you want . Go a small amont and try it. When you sand the bottom flat hold it to some thing that you know is flat and hold it up to a light and see if it is flat.</p>
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<p>I have a old key making machine that I use to flatten the bottom and it is right the first time.</p>
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<p>You only need the bottom perfitcly flat if it has a pick up under it .</p>
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<p>Ron</p> Hi Jeff and thanks for that m…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2011-10-29:2177249:Comment:761072011-10-29T15:30:52.782ZHesh Breakstonehttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/HeshBreakstone
Hi Jeff and thanks for that my friend!! I miss you guys too!
Hi Jeff and thanks for that my friend!! I miss you guys too! Good to see you here Hesh
We…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2011-10-28:2177249:Comment:763982011-10-28T23:17:42.074ZJeff Highlandhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/JeffHighland
<p>Good to see you here Hesh</p>
<p>We miss you at the ANZLF</p>
<p>Good to see you here Hesh</p>
<p>We miss you at the ANZLF</p> Tim my friend do you have any…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2011-10-28:2177249:Comment:763942011-10-28T21:42:57.884ZHesh Breakstonehttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/HeshBreakstone
<p>Tim my friend do you have any idea how much it costs to ship a cow these days.... ;) </p>
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<p>Seriously the idea of getting bone from free ranging animals that use their legs therefore it stands (pardon the unintended pun...) to reason that their bones will be denser came from the Luthier who trained me in instrument repair. Now I wish that I could find more efficient ways to process the bone than what I am doing now but that's a different discussion so pardon me please for getting…</p>
<p>Tim my friend do you have any idea how much it costs to ship a cow these days.... ;) </p>
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<p>Seriously the idea of getting bone from free ranging animals that use their legs therefore it stands (pardon the unintended pun...) to reason that their bones will be denser came from the Luthier who trained me in instrument repair. Now I wish that I could find more efficient ways to process the bone than what I am doing now but that's a different discussion so pardon me please for getting off topic here. Thanks for the note, Tim!</p> Please send me some of your c…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2011-10-27:2177249:Comment:758572011-10-27T19:53:45.305ZTim Macehttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/TimMace478
Please send me some of your cattle so I can ...wait what kind of cattle ?I like your approach/explanation imagery,Hesh!
Please send me some of your cattle so I can ...wait what kind of cattle ?I like your approach/explanation imagery,Hesh! I have a surface plate with s…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2011-10-27:2177249:Comment:760042011-10-27T19:05:58.892ZHesh Breakstonehttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/HeshBreakstone
<p>I have a surface plate with self-stick 120 and 220 on it. My saddles (I only use bone and bone that comes from my area and cattle that use their legs (free ranging..)) are fitted by trial and error, sanding a little, trying the fit, etc. What I want to see is a saddle blank that fits snuggly, not tight but has no wiggle, in the saddle slot and the bottom edge is fully seated too. Not sure if anyone has mentioned that saddle slots are almost always not flat or have some crap in them that…</p>
<p>I have a surface plate with self-stick 120 and 220 on it. My saddles (I only use bone and bone that comes from my area and cattle that use their legs (free ranging..)) are fitted by trial and error, sanding a little, trying the fit, etc. What I want to see is a saddle blank that fits snuggly, not tight but has no wiggle, in the saddle slot and the bottom edge is fully seated too. Not sure if anyone has mentioned that saddle slots are almost always not flat or have some crap in them that may prevent even our perfectly made saddles from fully seating. Paying attention to and flattening as required the saddle slot is important and comes before making the new saddle.</p>
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<p>Also - once my saddle blanks fit the slot well I also break the leading and training edges on the bottom in so much as many routed saddle slots do not have perfect right angles at the bottom. If we break our edges to match the imperfect slot the saddle will seat fully.</p>
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<p>As for where to take material off I mill it off the bottom of the saddle and often use the old saddle if it is going to be toast because it's plastic or not bone as the model and try my height adjustments with that one before risking going too far with a hand made, properly and individually intonated bone saddle.</p>