[ljguitar]

Hi...
I'm no scientist, and I love guitars. Let me tell you a story...

When I bought my 714CE, I asked the in shop setup guy to cut me a new bone saddle before walking out, and he gave me the sales pitch on Tusq. Being understanding I listened to the pitch, and then asked him to do bone anyway.

He still wanted to argue, so I gently reminded him it was my $35. He headed off to the setup room and cut a new saddle, and brought the guitar back. He strummed a chord and exclaimed...''Hey, that's better!'' I said, ''I know.''

Some advantages of bone I've been told...

• Density...it's harder than plastic, other manmade synthetics used for blanks, or ivory.
• Harder to cut grooves or develop burrs in which add to string breakage.
• It's nice looking.