Swamp Yankee
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...different players have different preferences, I guess I have to make up my own
Notice how well " my own" rhymes with "bone"? .... jus' sayin'
...different players have different preferences, I guess I have to make up my own
Tusq/Nubone - I really wonder why some companies feel like they're an appropriate material for saddle/bone material in such instruments.
Simple, they're relying on the buying public to be mystified by the fancy spelling and paying through the nose for the privilege.
These materials are easily moulded, so production costs are minimal, but will appeal to the fashionistas out there who wouldn't want to be thought to be playing an instrument with a "plastic" saddle or nut!
I'm not saying the stuff isn't good, but it's no better than many other readily available materials that don't have the cachet of a stylish name!
YMMV :music:
I certainly do notice a difference when I go from a cheap plastic saddle to Tusq/Nubone ...
... and do you do this without fitting a new set of strings, or, just by chance, do you change the strings at the same time