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Originally Posted by charles Tauber
I assumed that he was talking about acoutic sound without electronics. It is a given that with a piezo-type under-saddle transducer, the bottom of saddle and slot have to match in order to have even response. Often, for transducers, to restore balance, it is easier to put a single piece of paper under the saddle in the area that is less responsive.
When flattening the bottom of a saddle slot, I use a narrow chisel, held vertically, in an action like a scraper.
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thats exactly what I do too, use a chisel as a scraper.
I'm not sure I would notice any acoustic tone differences between a saddle fitted into a slot with an uneven floor versus one that is slightly off. But yeah for sure the differences is obvious when using a piezo.
Same goes for installing the piezo's themselves. Some say the USP is bad for the tone of an acoustic guitar. Seems like that would be the case but I could never tell.