Sven
Well-known member
Ha ha, I am as inclined as my saddles! I angle the saddle to prevent rotation, letting the strings push it down into the bridge. I agree that the ones I show in the previous post might be a tad too angled - one could argue that the string length would shorten if the saddle was lowered. Then again, a lower saddle would mean less stretch when fretting so another one could argue that this means less need for compensation.
When I chose the angle I was aiming to bisect the angle formed by the string, thinking it looked good. And it works for me. Maybe I'm underthinking this, but the ukulele is after all such a happy little instrument... it goes drring drring plunk plunk and the beer is cold and everyone so friendly.
When I chose the angle I was aiming to bisect the angle formed by the string, thinking it looked good. And it works for me. Maybe I'm underthinking this, but the ukulele is after all such a happy little instrument... it goes drring drring plunk plunk and the beer is cold and everyone so friendly.