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Trim the length: Mark the center of the saddle. From the

centerline, measure and mark 1-1/2" out from each side.

Equally from each end, saw off excess to make a 3" wide

saddle (slightly larger than the slot). Using the same sanding

method to thin the saddle (above), sand equally on each end

to reduce the saddle length, test ﬁtting often. You’ll feel the

saddle “click” into the slot when it reaches the bottom. The

taller side of the saddle radius is for the bass strings.

You'll adjust the bridge height later during setup.

The slot in the bridge is 2-29/32" in length and 3/32" wide.

The saddle must be thinned and ends trimmed to ﬁt.

Thickness sand: Attach two pieces of sandpaper, 100-grit

and 220-grit, to a hard ﬂat surface with double-stick tape.

Sand the ﬂat sides of the saddle blank back and forth on

the papers. Check the thickness frequently by attempting

to slide the saddle into the slot. Work slowly and test often.

You can remove a little more, but once you've gone to far,

it's impossible to add it back on!

Fitting the bridge saddle

With the tuners in place on the peghead, mark the mounting

holes with a scribe or an awl through the small holes on the

baseplate. Remove the tuners, and drill the holes with the

correct size drill bit. The tuning machines and screws can

now be mounted.

Lightly twist your reamer in the bushing holes on the

peghead face, just enough to clean the lacquer and polishing

residue from the edges. Carefully press the tuner bushings

into the holes. Take care not to crack the lacquer ﬁnish (heat-

ing the bushings with a soldering iron can help if needed).

Installing the tuning machines

than 1/3 to 1/2 the diameter of the string, just enough so

the strings don’t pop out (the remainder of each string will

ﬁt in the bridge pin groove). The slot widths should match

the diameters of the strings. Clean the saw marks with a

needle ﬁle, and ﬁle a slight “ramp” at the upper edge of

each bridge pin hole to soften the angle of the string (see

the blueprint).

Use either medium or light gauge strings. Install each string

so that it seats into the bridge pin hole notch. The groove in

the bridge pin should hold the string as well, and the ball end

should snug against the bridge plate under the soundboard.

Align the ball end with the string (pictured). Thread the

strings loosely into the tuners.

Seating the strings

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