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Source for saddle material for a Cargo?
I picked up a new CA Cargo two years ago. The saddle has always been sloppy in the bridge slot, i.e. the top of the saddle can move ~1/32" in the bridge-nut direction. I tried contacting CA a couple times (before they folded) and never got a response. I'd like to make a better fitting saddle out of thicker material than what is there now. Can anyone recommend a source for the same material that CA used? Also interested in folks' experience with alternate saddle materials in these guitars.
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MacNichol stocks replacements:
http://macnichol.com/product/ca-guitars-saddle-blank I seem to recall that they do require a bit of sanding to fit, so it may work for your application. There was also a discussion on his board a while back about the OEM for those saddles (CA didn't make them). I haven't tried any replacements, but I did have good luck with a replacement Graph Tech nut (their black "graphite" model).
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Hey thanks. Searching this site, I think I might have come across the thread that you are referring to.
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you don't say if your cargo has a pick up or not. the element pick-up (you can download the manual on l.r.baggs website where it is explained) NEEDs the saddle to be leaning a bit towards the nut. it is not that is moves, rather than it has to have a bit of inclination on the low part of the saddle.
i think CA made this saddles for all their guitars, with or without electronics. wonderful guitar by the way
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I'd just replace it with a bone saddle. I don't really care for the original saddle material.
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Have you contacted Bob Colosi? He is a member (sponsor?) Here. He make custom saddles. I don't know if he works with the material that you are looking for, but he might have some info on where you can find it.
http://www.guitarsaddles.com/
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How does the bone saddle sound on a CA Cargo?
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I have found that the material CA originally had sounded the best and put it back in. Bone on a carbon to me just seems like a oxymoron.
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That post is over a year old, so the link isn't good anymore. I don't see the CA saddles listed anymore, though you could always contact MacNichol and see if they have any.
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If you can't find CA saddles, Tusq has a black version that would probably be close. I used it in a Rainsong to replace the white.
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I tried it. The brightness, compared to what they use, makes the Cargo sound like a little guitar to my ear. It breaks the illlusion of a full sized guitar in a tiny package.
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The Tusq was hard to tell from the stock saddle, but the bone was terrible, strident sounding and a huge downgrade from whatever they ship it with. |