Re: upgrading your acustic and classical guitars
TrangOul
Insomaniac Location: Germany Joined: Feb 24 2008 |
I don't quite get why my guitar should sound better if nut and/or saddle are out of bone or ivory... |
Re: upgrading your acustic and classical guitars
Vic9mm
The Fingerstyle Mechanic Location: Dallas Texas Joined: Aug 27 2008 |
TrangOul said
i dont quite understand it neither but I have done some reasearch on this and lot of people say that they open up the sound of a guitar alot. He says 1.) What do these parts do for the sound of my guitar? Being a more dense material than factory-installed components, they serve as a much more efficient transmitter of the energy of the string to the top of the guitar, causing increased sustain and clarity, overtones, better separation and definition of the individual strings during strummed chords, and in many cases, increased projection. The saddle plays the biggest part, followed by the bridge pins. The nut also plays a role in this regard, but only to a very minimal degree.
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Re: upgrading your acustic and classical guitars
TrangOul
Insomaniac Location: Germany Joined: Feb 24 2008 |
Hm, I still doubt... In case you are going to have this done, tell us whether your guitar's sound improved. Personally I wouldn't like tinkering around with my 1000€ guitar. ^^ |
Re: upgrading your acustic and classical guitars
BooDoo
People Location: Somerville, MA Joined: Mar 24 2008 |
I've been considering a replacement saddle/bridge for my classical, but due to wear - not for the 'better properties' of the replacement materials. I do have a saddle made of bison horn under one of the strings on a bass of mine and it doesn't sound any different from the other 5 strings on it. :) |
Re: upgrading your acustic and classical guitars
Vic9mm
The Fingerstyle Mechanic Location: Dallas Texas Joined: Aug 27 2008 |
TrangOul said
oh no ill be sending mine to a local luthier to have it done and probably some fret work as well, and a complete setup. I dont get it a 740 dollar guitar and it has fret buzz like crazy
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Re: upgrading your acustic and classical guitars
Jpg
Music Monkey Location: I'm right behind you! Joined: Apr 04 2008 |
Vic9mm said
Try adjusting your neck with an Allen Key/Hex Key. It's probably too high.
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Re: upgrading your acustic and classical guitars
jhempel24Guitarded Location: Cincinnati, OH Joined: Nov 26 2008 |
Your guitar can be effected by the friction of the string against the nut or saddle of the guitar, it can effect tone and string slippage as well. Also the depth of the grooves and also the height of them can effect the action |
Re: upgrading your acustic and classical guitars
auriplane
Joined: Sep 06 2008 |
Your guitar may not have been set up properly or at all, or it may have simply been set up in a different climate or with different strings. Temperature and humidity both affect the wood, and the string tension affects how much relief the neck has. So, if you change the string type, or if the guitar moves geographically (like if it was built somewhere non-local), it may not be set up properly anymore. Doesn't matter how expensive it is, that's still true :-)
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Re: upgrading your acustic and classical guitars
Peter.scottJoined: Jul 17 2020 |
I have tried and upgraded my saddle on my martin guitar to a bone saddle, Bone saddle that I bought was pretty reasonable priced at $15 and it was pre fitted I just did a little filling and it was good to go. The difference in sound was minimal, surely some improvement in terms of warmth in sound, but not much.. Worth the upgrade? yes off-course.. I didnt bought from bob colosi of guitarsaddle, but choose Macnichol as they have much better review for martin guitars. |
Vic9mm
The Fingerstyle Mechanic
Location: Dallas Texas
Joined: Aug 27 2008
just wondering has anybody thought about giving your acustics and classical guitars a nut and saddle upgrade? Apperently this place http://www.guitarsaddles.com/ has bone nut and saddles, Fossileized walrus bone and ivory from there tusk, pre banned elephant ivory, and Mammoth ivory. Ive been thinking about it they say even the cheapest guitar can benifit from an upgrade.