The minimum for that is around 3/8". That is often simple to do, either through adjusting the rod in the neck, or adjusting the height of the saddle, or both. No it should not be a different height. This brings up another question I've wondered in the past; Is it common to shave the saddle down, or change to a thinner 5/16" saddle, to postpone a neck reset? I'd call a 25-30 degree break angle 'normal', and anything over 45 'high'. Thanks for all replies. Action determines how much pressure and distance is required for the string to make full contact with each fret. Yup; there's a range of 'reasonable' values for things like saddle height and break angle. Disclaimer Section: IMHO, YMMV, IMHE, Don't Try This At Home, Take With Grain Of Salt, etc, etc. I would recommend finding a good repair person to see your guitar and possibly adjust the action for you. If you are building one for a UST, then angling the saddle back is the best way to get greater down pressure on the P/U without stressing the bridge, and it's a good idea even when you don't intend to use a pickup. I find that most strings will sit about .060" high off the bridge with NO saddle at all. I know the string action should be 3/32" to 7/64" 6th string at the 12th fret, and 1/16" to 5/64" on the 1st string. Tom has it correct, 1/2" string to top is ideal but the geometry of the neck to the guitar comes out differently on each guitar. That is because string ramps can be cut in the bridge to create at least 15 degrees of string break angle. I'm setting up a 78 Martin D-28. So I did a measurement of the bridge height on five of my favorite guitars and found the following (note the measurements were all the same at both the low E and high e strings): Thats a question that you really need to ask the specific luthier. Therefore, I don't like to go below .090" on the saddle height. Better than nothing, at least it made it playable. Some of the factory builds keep bridges on hand of different thicknesses and use the one that gives them the height they want when they lay a straightedge on the fretboard. The d strings measures 13/32" from the top. I remember seeing guitars along time ago in AG mag with the saddles angled backwards, can anyone remember what make(s( they were? Put a capo over the nut of the guitar and de-string it. I know the string action should be 3/32" to 7/64" 6th string at the 12th fret, and 1/16" to 5/64" on the 1st string. With that in mind, you get essentially the same result with a 3/8" bridge and a 1/16" saddle as you do with a 5/16" bridge and a 1/8" saddle. So action will change over time. It looks like I have a 11/32" bridge. Bryan, how do you feel about putting ramps between the pins and the saddle as a break angle fix? Then bridges are made in the .350"-.375" area leaving about .125" height of saddle. An Unofficial forum for those who love Martin instruments - Founded by Steve Stallings, Greetings. The action of an acoustic guitar refers to the height of its strings above the fretboard, which is the area the fingers are placed to alter the pitch that the strings produce. A common “Fender-style” bridge on a Stratocaster. A common sequence is to shave the saddle first, then shave the bridge to create more saddle protrusion (if necessary). Others make the bridges tall, and sand them down to the height they want. 1.Great replacement bridge saddle and nut for your acoustic guitar. The string break angle in my old Gibson is high, because I cut ramps to get a UST working properly, but the saddle is very low, and it certainly doesn't look as if there is any risk. I'm there on both, with a fat 1/16" saddle height on the 6th, and a thin 1/16" on 1st strings. String height or action describes the distance between the top of your frets to the bottom of your strings. 1/16" is getting close to minimum, but what is most important is the string height above the top (measure the D string). My Proulx bridge is right at 0.300" and flat on top, but with a tall 0.200" saddle. Santa Cruz is the first factory guitar I saw with a back angled saddle. Yes EI is a true rosewood but it is a high damping rosewood so I was meaning I like rosewood better than ebony which is even higher damping but I prefer some other rosewood than EI. The string break angle is high on the bass side, where the pins are closest to the saddle, and the saddle itself is also at that side, but there is also a lot of timber in front of the saddle at that side.

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