OldePhart
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...these are a few of my favorite things!
Compensating the bridge on the pocket uke was so successful that this evening I attacked my KoAloha concert. You may recall I've mentioned a couple of times that the action at the bridge end was a little higher than I'd like - now it's a little lower and the saddle top is compensated. (I'll probably have another go at it later to bring it even lower because it's not quite "dangerously low" yet.)
I did such a smooth job that it's hard to see in the picture but if you look closely at where the strings break over the saddle you can see that the outside strings break over the front edge of the saddle while the inner two strings break over the back edge. This was enough to bring the outer two strings, which were a little flat, right on the nose. The inner two strings, which were sharp, are still a little sharp but less so. Some time when I've got lots of time on my hands I may have a go at making another saddle with an extra strip of material glued across the back so I can get the inner two strings spot on - at least for these types of strings.
John
Compensating the bridge on the pocket uke was so successful that this evening I attacked my KoAloha concert. You may recall I've mentioned a couple of times that the action at the bridge end was a little higher than I'd like - now it's a little lower and the saddle top is compensated. (I'll probably have another go at it later to bring it even lower because it's not quite "dangerously low" yet.)
I did such a smooth job that it's hard to see in the picture but if you look closely at where the strings break over the saddle you can see that the outside strings break over the front edge of the saddle while the inner two strings break over the back edge. This was enough to bring the outer two strings, which were a little flat, right on the nose. The inner two strings, which were sharp, are still a little sharp but less so. Some time when I've got lots of time on my hands I may have a go at making another saddle with an extra strip of material glued across the back so I can get the inner two strings spot on - at least for these types of strings.
John