Yamaha Saddles - Perfect Fit

[yamaha720s]

Does anyone know if the saddle would fit a fg720s? also does any one have the part number for a bone nut and bridge pins? the site is quite difficult to get around. thanks

[1964mgb]

HI everyone

New to the group, can anyone tell me what the part numbers are on the Yamaha parts website for upgraded bone saddles and nuts for an LJ 16? Or if anyone knows, what would be the part numbers to order from Bob Colosi for this? Preferences on who to order from.

Thanks for any advice

[gary0319]

The Bob Colosi's Yamaha saddles are the last entry on this price list.

http://www.guitarsaddles.com/pricing.asp

Colosi saddles have long been known to be the best you can buy. I've had about a half a dozen (Yamaha,Taylor,Larrivee)and always been more than satisfied.

Gary

Oh.............and welcome to theforum, good folks here.

[djh1765]

Thanks for the info. Just placed an order for 2 from Yamaha.

With my hearing I can't hear the difference between this saddle and a bone saddle so why spend the extra money?

This is the only one you can buy. The other 2 are not available

regular resin saddle: 2 ea. QA079000 $3.06 = 6.12 + Shipping of 7.95 + .41 tax = $ 14.48

Shipping is the same if you order just 1ea.
djh

[Charmed Life Picks]

Originally Posted by foxden

There have been some recent posts on the Yamaha FG series guitars, FG730S in particular. I, too, have one and am quite pleased, although I am no expert.

Several forum members have written about changing their saddle to bone. Unfortunately most replacement saddles aren't quite long enough to completely fill the slot on the bridge. Some have added some shims to fill the gaps.

Here is a better solution:

Yamaha has a website, Yamaha24x7.com where you can buy spare parts. It isn't easy to navigate, but here are the part numbers, they are perfect fits, too. They are 75x3x10 mm genuine Yamaha parts.

regular resin saddle: QA079000 $3.06
compensated saddle: QC458900 $6.28 (exact same as FG730S original)
bone saddle: U9337909 $8.84

You will have to sand them to the desired height, but that isn't any big deal and there is plenty of info on how to do that on this forum and other guitar sites.

Hope this helps.

https://www.yamaha24x7.com/yamahaoms/Default.aspx

I know this is an old thread, but this is exactly the information I was looking for, so thanks.

[DanPanther]

I recently posted about my FG-140. I rep[laced the stock saddle with Buffalo bone. Purchased at the link below. Nut and saddle $3.25 free shipping. They need to have the same fitting as any new saddle or nut would need.
As you can see in the attached photo the saddle is slightly narrower than was the original. If you wanted to fix that, for cosmetic purposes, I'm sure you could fill in the gaps with, a small piece of rosewood shaped to fit, then glued in place with with yellow glue. I don't think it makes that much of a cosmetic difference to merit the extra work however. They fit the groove width perfectly, and are about 1/8" short on each end. I don't have close up photo, I'll take one and post it later.

Here is the link to the parts.

http://tinyurl.com/ogdomk3

Dan

[djh1765]

Thanks for the info,
djh