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Post subject: saddle on 62 RI bridge is not level
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 7:34 pm
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I am going to try and describe this as best a possible sorry i cant take pictures. So the brdige on my 62 reissue strat is sort of off. I went in to get it set up in a shop and when i came home i noticed that one of the saddle (6th string) was not level but was more at a 45 degree angel. Every saddle is level but this one it seems that the one of the two screws or poles that adjust it (i assume) is half the height of the other. Is this normal or should i be worried.

Again sorry if this is description is bad its hard to describe with out posting pictures


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Post subject: Re: saddle on 62 RI bridge is not level
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:14 pm
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Are the two screws actually different lengths, or are they just adjusted to different heights? They should both be the same length, and adjusting the saddle at an angle is not necessarily a problem.

I often set my saddles so that together they all form a curve instead of a stair-step, so only the middle two are close to level. If a saddle is too far from level, the string might try to slide to one side, instead of staying in the middle as it should. If at 45 degrees as you say, that sounds like too much and the string might be resting on the adjustment screw on one side, and if so, just loosen the string for that saddle (de-tune) and level the saddle a bit without changing the height at the string, using a .050 inch Allen wrench (one came with your Strat). Screw in the short side (raise), and screw out the long side (lower) the same amount and that should keep the string height the same. If you then have any buzzing after re-tuning the string, loosen the string again and screw in both screws just a little. If the saddle moves when adjusting, simply push it back in place before retuning the string. Make sure that the string rests in the center of the saddle before retuning also.

But if the string is resting in the center of the saddle between the two adjustment screws, and it stays there while playing, I wouldn't worry about it. Of course, you paid for a setup and it should be the way that you want it.

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