dirtiestkidever
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I recently got a KoAloha Concert. Great instrument but it was surprisingly 'unsetup' when I got it. Very high action (~6 mm at 12th fret). And when I took the saddle off and looked at the bottom it looked (to my very untrained eye) that sand paper had never touched it. Not that big a deal. But I did figure that these instruments would get a quick setup before leaving the factory.
I tried my hand at adjusting the action by carefully sanding down the saddle. I got it to ~3.5 mm and everything seems fine. Intonation seems fine. Possibly even better. It was hard to judge the intonation when fretting from 6 mm away as I could have been bending the string up or down slightly.
I would like to take the action a little lower and from the looks of it that shouldn't be a problem. But before I do so I want to make sure I know where to get a replacement saddle in case I fly too close to the sun so to speak. Where can I order one? And what dimensions / other considerations do I need?
Thanks.
I tried my hand at adjusting the action by carefully sanding down the saddle. I got it to ~3.5 mm and everything seems fine. Intonation seems fine. Possibly even better. It was hard to judge the intonation when fretting from 6 mm away as I could have been bending the string up or down slightly.
I would like to take the action a little lower and from the looks of it that shouldn't be a problem. But before I do so I want to make sure I know where to get a replacement saddle in case I fly too close to the sun so to speak. Where can I order one? And what dimensions / other considerations do I need?
Thanks.