garyg
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I have a 71 Kamaka soprano which has a plastic nut and saddle. I'm thinking of having my luthier switch these out for bone but am curious about what folks think about that. The uke has very good sound albeit somewhat soft and I'd like to improve the sound. My gut tells me that plastic from that era can't be as good as bone but I'm no expert. I'm a player rather than a collector, so "altering" a vintage instrument is not an issue for me as long as I can substantively improve it's playability. It does look like the saddle is glued in. Any thoughts?