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05-03-2018, 08:51 AM
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Anyone get a Bone saddle from Taylor?
Looking at upgrading my micarta saddle to bone and looking at this one from Tayor:
https://www.taylorguitars.com/taylor...ustic-6-string $30 seems kind of steep for a saddle. Anyone get this one and is it different from one I can get from other sources like Bob Colossi or McNichol?
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05-03-2018, 09:01 AM
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I did. I put it in my GS mini. For sh*ts and giggles I tried to drop in in my Yamaha FS800, but it didn’t fit. It works great in the mini though. I think it made it sound slightly better
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05-03-2018, 09:02 AM
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It’s pretty cheap given it is the right shape to fit in Taylor bridges, the correct radius, already compensated, and worst case needs a bit of height adjustment.
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05-03-2018, 09:51 AM
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I got a decent aftermarket bone saddle that was already carved and compensated for a Taylor on Amazon for closer to $15. It arrived with even density and appears to be a good saddle. You might want to try there.
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05-03-2018, 01:44 PM
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I know the saddles come from China but they are good quality and you can't beat the price. All I have had to do is to sand a little of the bottom of the new bone saddle on a couple of applications. The other two fit without any adjusting.
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05-03-2018, 02:16 PM
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I dropped a Taylor bone saddle in my Big Baby along with some Taylor ebony pins. It only needed a tiny amount of width sanding away to get a snug fit. I am convinced there are sonic improvements from the micarta saddle and plastic pins.
For the small extra cost it meant I got an exact replacement and didn’t have to bother with more sanding/shaping on a non Taylor part.
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05-03-2018, 03:12 PM
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05-03-2018, 03:14 PM
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05-03-2018, 03:39 PM
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New saddle
Wow, 7 replies and no one has suggested Bob Colosi yet. That must be a record.
 Seriously thought, Bob's the man. Give him a try.
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05-03-2018, 04:47 PM
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play music!
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05-03-2018, 05:57 PM
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+1 for Bob Colosi. You know that you’re getting a quality product and it costs less than Taylor’s offering (which by the way is fairly priced). You can buy cheaper bridge saddles but you get what you pay for.
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05-03-2018, 06:14 PM
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Yes I have done that that on my 518e. It worked out ok and I can put the micarta back in if I ever plug in and use the ES2 system. (If I am not mistaken, that is the reason Taylor uses Micarta on their guitars with the ES2, because it sounds better with it). I like the bone saddle.... but have never compared them while plugged in. My GS7 (cedar/rosewood) with bone nut and saddle sounds great also. I would think that it is different than other manufacturers’ bone saddle. It appears that it is machine cut to a profile that Taylor uses throughout their line of guitars... for correct and consistent intonation on a CNC made guitar.
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05-03-2018, 06:46 PM
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+1 for Bob. Awesome to deal with, Ive bought bone pins from him in the past, and while I'm going to leave the saddle alone on my Taylor I'm considering putting a bone saddle and pins in my new J45.
his web address is guitarsaddles.com I believe. good luck!
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05-03-2018, 09:12 PM
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FYI, the one I purchased from Taylor and dropped into the GS Mini didn’t need any shaving. It was the perfect height.
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