Nickie
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Hi, does anyone know....if it will make my uke sing better if I replace the plastic nut and saddle on my Kala to bone? Thanks
What about the product called Nubone?
What about the product called Nubone?
Hi, does anyone know....if it will make my uke sing better if I replace the plastic nut and saddle on my Kala to bone? Thanks
What about the product called Nubone?
I just changed a saddle from "mystery hardwood" to ebony and it did not change the sound. The ebony is noticeably harder than the mystery hardwood.
Why did I do this? I built the uke and I always get the intonation correct with saddle made from a cheap scrap of hardwood. When I am happy I duplicate the saddle with bone or ebony.
I replaced a plastic saddle with a bone one once, but I simultaneously lowered the action and compensated the scale length (a lot). The uke played in tune so much better with the new saddle that it was difficult to tell if the actual sound got better or not.
Can you explain a bit more about getting the intonation correct and compensating the scale length? How do you do this and how does changing the saddle affect this?
And how would you even change the nut? Chisel or mill it off and then glue on a replacement?
Some Kala ukes have ebony nut & saddle They looks black.Thanks guys! My uke has black nut and saddle, wonder if it's black tusq?
I may hold on ebony its black. As I said I am happy with themTo quote Sir Mick:
"I see a plastic saddle, want it painted black...
No fake bone anymore, I want it painted black...
Hear the Tusq and Nubone and there seems a certain lack...
No tone, no richness there when your uke tone's way off track..."
Just remember that all that glitters is not gold, and all that's black you may not hold...