dustartist
Well-known member
I just watched the video here on UU of Joe Souza installing a Mi Si in a Kanile'a uke. He routs the slot in the bridge deeper to accomodate the transducer's thickness. I was just going to take a little bit off of the bottom of the saddle itself, but after watching Joe I wonder if I should do it his way. I think I'd rather have to make a new saddle than bridge if I mess it up, but I'm sure there is some reason why he routs the bridge instead. I wonder if he leaves the new slot shy of the ends of the saddle to hide some of the thickness of the transducer. He is only taking off about .023 and the transducer measures .037. That still leaves a little gap, but less than if not routed at all. The ends of my saddle are visible, as the slot runs straight through, so the gap created by the transducer will be visible also. Any ideas how to proceed??