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Originally Posted by Ned Milburn

Okay, I think you are missing something....

If you radius a saddle top when prepping it, now you have the radius set. This portion is working on TOP of the saddle. I, and many others, simply trace the fret radius while the saddle blank is held firmly at the end of the fingerboard.

Then, after creating a lovely intonation adjusted peak on the saddle (without touching the radius), you do a final height adjustment from the BOTTOM of the saddle such that the low E is higher than the high E. I usually use near 1.9mm and 2.4mm for "standard" action, adjusting this based upon player preference.

By working in this order, the saddle will end up with 0.1mm increments of height between adjacent strings.

So, there is not any complex or cumbersome work required to create a "step-down" saddle. This is why I stated I think you are missing something.

I do what Ned does.

Could not add anything further to the conversation.

Steve