Compensated saddles from Kamaka

laundromatt · Jan 24, 2012

I read here somewhere that Kamaka was now offering compensated saddles for their smaller models, so I called to see if I could get one for my Pineapple. Turns out the answer is yes - I got it in the mail earlier today. Just FYI, in case anyone else out there wants one.

The new saddle is tusq. Anyone know what the old saddles were made from?

Now, if I can only get the old saddle off... it's stuck on there pretty good. (Any tips?)

mm stan · Jan 24, 2012

give them a call and see...

kamaka_4_life · Jan 25, 2012

What are compensated saddles, and what does it look like? What was wrong with the old one?

foxfair · Jan 25, 2012

kamaka_4_life said:
What are compensated saddles, and what does it look like? What was wrong with the old one?

http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/f...new-Kamaka-HF-2&highlight=compensated+saddles

see post#5

laundromatt · Jan 25, 2012

I managed to get the old one off and the new one in. Seems to have improved an intonation problem I was having, where the C string would go more out of tune higher up the neck.

The old saddle looks like it was made out of bone. I'm trying to see what the differences in sound are, between the old bone saddle and this new TUSQ one.

PedalFreak · Jan 25, 2012

Was this just on the sopranos? My Tenor was built October 2010 and it had a tusq compensated saddle.

laundromatt · Jan 25, 2012

It was for the concerts as well. Not sure about tenors.

Read this thread for more info: http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/forum/showthread.php?45382-compensated-saddles-on-new-Kamaka-HF-2

Compensated saddles from Kamaka

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