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Originally Posted by David-NJ
Putting a real bone saddle in my Taylor 12 helped immensely. I don't know why in a fine guitar they use those plastic saddles. You lose a lot of grunt in the sound. Just left the stock Taylor nut on there though as the shape seems ideal -- probably would help to have a bone nut but just doing the saddle is well worth it.
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Its because tusq is cheaper and apparently a lot of people either can't hear or barely hear the difference between tusq and bone. I would say its a smart business move to use the cheaper material when a significant portion of your customer base can't hear or care about the difference.