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Post subject: My Saddle Got Dinged
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 5:27 am
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I was tuning my guitar & noticed that High E was further apart from the rest of the strings. At closer look, the saddle in the bridge appeared chipped. Can any guitar shop fix this or do I need to travel many miles to a Fender approved repair place ??? I have a GD 0300. Also, a friend talked me into elixer strings a couple years ago. Would anyone advise, I go back to metal....THX :?:


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Post subject: Re: My Saddle Got Dinged
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 7:21 am
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JillW wrote:
I was tuning my guitar & noticed that High E was further apart from the rest of the strings. At closer look, the saddle in the bridge appeared chipped. Can any guitar shop fix this or do I need to travel many miles to a Fender approved repair place ??? I have a GD 0300. Also, a friend talked me into elixer strings a couple years ago. Would anyone advise, I go back to metal....THX :?:


Welcome.

Depending on the chip, your worst case scenario is a new bridge saddle.

Unfortunately and I've been proclaiming this for years, just because a place touts itself as a guitar repair facility and this INCLUDES Fender authorized ones, NEVER automatically presume that the personnel therein are competent. Sure, some are but many are NOT. ALWAYS, your best bet is asking around about the competency of a place you are contemplating having work done at.

I personally have no use for Elixirs and totally favor what you call 'metal' strings.

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Post subject: Re: My Saddle Got Dinged
Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 7:38 am
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JillW wrote:
I was tuning my guitar & noticed that High E was further apart from the rest of the strings. At closer look, the saddle in the bridge appeared chipped. Can any guitar shop fix this or do I need to travel many miles to a Fender approved repair place ??? I have a GD 0300. Also, a friend talked me into elixer strings a couple years ago. Would anyone advise, I go back to metal....THX :?:


You need to find a reputable luthier in your area. You might need to ask around. Fender is not known for acoustics and you need to find someone who works with acoustics. You might check the Martin or Gibson websites and look for "authorized" repair shops.

You will probably have to replace the bridge.... which isn't a bad thing. Get a new rosewood bridge with a bone saddle. While you're at it... get a new bone nut installed. Then have the guitar set-up. This will make any guitar sound 100x better. (Should cost you between $100-$125)

Locally - I take all my guitars - including my electrics to Mark Kaiser. He has a website with pricing to give you an idea about cost.
http://fretrepairbymark.com/


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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:53 pm
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If the Saddle is chipped, it is an easy fix, Just replace the saddle with a similar one. Martin Guitars use to sell saddles (the compensated ones) over the phone for cheep. About $10. If your bridge is chipped, and still firmly attached to the sound board with no damage to the top, you can get by with glueing the chipped peice or filling it with some glue and wood and shaping it with sand paper.

If you're having difficulty finding an exact replacement get one that is a little bigger and shape it with a file and sandpaper. Very easy fix. DIY

If you use a undersallde transductor or peizo pickup, use the tusq or other composit saddle. Stay away from bone. Bone is not consistant and will give you a muddy tone, and i'ts not recommended for use with bridge/saddle pickups because it does'nt provide even downward pressure on the pickups. Some bone saddles are very dense and some are not therefore it's hit or miss, and it's expensive.

Good luck.


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