mr79
Well-known member
Couple of months ago I picked up a Pono MC which I haven't had much time to look at or play with till today. I was changing the strings over to Living Waters when I noticed a couple of things, and was wondering if they match up with other Pono MCs out there.
The slots for the strings in the nut are all exactly the same width, not different for each string gauge, each is a wide semi circle and apart from the C string all wider than the string they hold.
The nut itself is narrower than the slot it sits in between the fingerboard and the headplate veneer. About 1mm narrower, enough to be able to see the base of the slot behind it.
The saddle is very loose, and fell out when I took the strings off! It's about half a mm narrower than the saddle slot in the bridge, and sits at a slight angle if I put it on a flat surface.
The bridge itself is rosewood, but seems completely unfinished - all the pictures on the internet show a dark shiny bridge (oiled?), but mine is pale and unfinished.
Are these things all normal? Or have I picked up a rogue? It was quite a lot of money for me, and although I don't mind making a new nut and saddle, I'm curious if this is 'standard' quality.
Thanks!
The slots for the strings in the nut are all exactly the same width, not different for each string gauge, each is a wide semi circle and apart from the C string all wider than the string they hold.
The nut itself is narrower than the slot it sits in between the fingerboard and the headplate veneer. About 1mm narrower, enough to be able to see the base of the slot behind it.
The saddle is very loose, and fell out when I took the strings off! It's about half a mm narrower than the saddle slot in the bridge, and sits at a slight angle if I put it on a flat surface.
The bridge itself is rosewood, but seems completely unfinished - all the pictures on the internet show a dark shiny bridge (oiled?), but mine is pale and unfinished.
Are these things all normal? Or have I picked up a rogue? It was quite a lot of money for me, and although I don't mind making a new nut and saddle, I'm curious if this is 'standard' quality.
Thanks!