ichadwick
Well-known member
Just got a beautiful new cigar-box uke from Tom Guy, and it has an ebony saddle. The saddle edge is the sharpest I've seen on a uke. It seems to me that the saddle edge is a potential danger zone for string breakage. I was wondering how luthiers felt about saddles and how sharp they should be.
I also wondered it it was considered better to have a slightly rounded saddle to increase the string's physical presence on the saddle. A larger surface area being vibrated should, in theory, increase the amount of energy transmitted to the top: greater volume and possibly changes in tone and harmonics.
I also wondered it it was considered better to have a slightly rounded saddle to increase the string's physical presence on the saddle. A larger surface area being vibrated should, in theory, increase the amount of energy transmitted to the top: greater volume and possibly changes in tone and harmonics.