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Old 09-28-2010, 08:34 AM
Penrith Pete Penrith Pete is offline
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Hi

Well, I am convinced that is does have an effect, no doubt in my mind.
My expereince is that guitars have a sweet spot when it comes to saddle height.

presuming that the sanding of the saddle is done right and good contact exisits between saddle and bridge - both bottom and front side - then there is a little zone where the guitar sounds its best. If the saddle is too high it can cause too much torque and I think this might reduce the ability of the top to vibrate - especially in cedar. Too low and the bass seems to start to fall away - even perhaps before buzzing really starts.

If you are sanding down the height then go in small increments. I thin you will rerach a point where you sens that somethign about the quality of the tne has diminished slightly rather than improved. You can keep sanding after this of course but it will be to achieve a low action and not to improve tone.

Take care and go slowly!

Pete
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