It's apparently somewhat common for the Loar instruments to have the bridge topper (the saddle part) somewhat too thick. It's easy to file a little clearance in where the adjusting wheel meets the bridge topper. More important is to assess the instrument and measure the string height over the body. Not sure what the design spec is for the Loars, but around an inch is fairly normal for string height, my archtops are built with around 1.125" string height at normal low action.
Brian
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Brian Evans
Around 15 archtops, electrics, resonators, a lap steel, a uke, a mandolin, some I made, some I bought, some kinda showed up and wouldn't leave. Tatamagouche Nova Scotia.
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