Flamingrae -> RE: Nut and saddle filing -is this guide good? (Sep. 17 2017 20:50:19)
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Guessing where you are at. I've done a bit of rescuing in the past. I'm hoping you have plenty of depth in the saddle groove - if not you may have to rout or chisel the depth down. 1/ Provided you have plenty of depth in the groove for the saddle, masking tape round the bridge, plane the part where the saddle is down so it will fit and still protrude. If everything is good after you've done this - great. What I usually find is that the break angle is not very good and in some cases non existent, in which case..... 2/ you may need to consider plugging and re-drilling the holes (12 is better than 6) to get a decent break angle again. 1mm and 1.5mm drills silver soldered on to a length of steel work well - but if you don't have these, this can be another challenge. 3/ Along with this you might need to consider the height of the bridge and lower the height of the tie block to again help with No.2. This is pretty common in cheap guitars. 4/ After completing No1, open a tin of beer, take a step back and check the lay of the land. Get it as good as you can without bursting a gut and then enjoy it. There is a saying - "You cannot polish a turd". Good luck!!
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