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Old 04-13-2024, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by John Arnold View Post
Saddle angle is a compromise. Martin chose a shallow angle which tends to exhibit slightly sharp intonation on the 6th string, even when compensated as far back toward the pins as possible.
Increasing the saddle angle will improve the sixth string intonation, but it will tend to produce flat intonation on the 4th and 5th strings.
This has been my observation as well.
I compensate the tuning flat a little.
(I place my finger on the 3rd fret and tune it to G to match the g string)
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