04-08-2024, 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Quickstep193
I’m a bit confused. When you say saddle angle, do you mean the angle of the saddle relative to the bridge, not just the way the saddle is filed? Changing the saddle angle would be not trivial task, right?
By the way when fretting my 6th string at the second fret, the intonation is out by 10 cents.
Also, I would have thought lighter strings would be less affected than heavier strings. Is that correct?
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You can shape the saddle to have one break angle from the pin to the far edge of the saddle where the string leaves it. However often there is some curve which IMO is better. General idea in photo below:
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