Pickup being repaired - How to raise saddle in the meantime?

[subby]

I had to pull my pickup to send it off for repair, which means the piezo under saddle is gone and the saddle is now too low. Is there something I'm likely to have around the house that will shim it up almost exactly where the piezo is missing? Thank you!

[Ben M.]

An old credit card or something similar would work. Cut a sliver the width of the saddle slot and you’re good to go.

[Earl49]

The easiest thing is to use slices of old credit card the width of the saddle slot. It may take two or even three layers depending on the thickness of your card. The tone may not be ideal, but it is temporary.

[TheJackal]

Bob Colosi, the great, has a kit for raising a saddle. It involves gluing a strip of wood that he supplies to the bottom of the existing saddle and then sanding the wood down to the desired height. You could use this set up without gluing the wood to the saddle. Works well.

[YamahaGuy]

Why not buy another saddle and drop-in? (A taller one)

[varmonter]

Originally Posted by YamahaGuy

Why not buy another saddle and drop-in? (A taller one)

This..but if you dont have the time or the inclination the credit card method works fine.

[cliff_the_stiff]

I slice a few strips of a business card.
I don’t glue them in since it’s just a stop gap.
I trust Bob Colosi completely so his solution is probably better long term.