You could thin the bridge, or you could slot the bridge and use unslotted bridge pins. Thinning the bridge is just like it sounds, and slotting the bridge won't change the actual bridge geometry but it could increase the break angle depending on how deep you cut the slots. I'm actually dealing with this issue right now on an HD-28. Previous owner had way too much relief in the neck and lowered the saddle way too much to compensate rather than simply straightening the neck. Now the saddle is way too low the break angle is really shallow (affecting the pressure being transmitted to the pickup), and the action is approaching electric guitar territory. Great on a strat or tele, not so much on a Martin. My solution: raise the action slightly and slot the bridge. This should increase the break angle and give me a little more bluegrass friendly action.
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