My problem is that the all of the bridge saddles have movement in them and it's most apparent on the high E where it moves a lot. It seems like the screws might be a little big for the saddles but I'm not sure. I would think this would affect the tuning stabilty with all the moving going on. It's a MIM vintage body.


Here's a photo where you can see the high E bridge saddle seperating from the rest of them.

It's perfectly normal, all vintage saddles do it. I've never paid enough attention to the modern saddles to see if they do it or not.

Carl Veheyen wraps a piece of wire round all six saddles and ties it tight to keep em together.

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That's great to know, thank you! A guitar tech was trying to convince me to replace the entire bridge assembly because of it but I didn't think that was right. It hasn't caused any problems, it sustains well and mostly stays in tune so I was just wondering if it happens with other vintage strat saddles.

Yep that's normal. If you think about it the only thing holding them in place is the screw at the back and the tension of the string pressing on them.

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