Compensated Bone Saddles for Martin Acoustic Guitars
Martin Compensated Bone Saddle Review
Name: Travis Date: 8 October 2008 Review: Martin Compensated Bone Saddle Rating you give the Martin Bone Saddle: 4 - Highly recommend it
Likes: The saddle came with instructions on how to install the product, and they would be very useful. However, the saddle I got from Maury's was the exact same size and height as the one I took out of my Martin HD-16 LSH. So I didn't have to sand anything at all. I made sure it was perfectly flat on the bottom and it was then I just dropped her in. Same day guitar surgery.
Dislikes: None
Additional Comments: At first the bone saddle is a bit to edgy and bright. However, with my aggresive bluegrass playing style I had the edge worn off in about 10 minutes. I use medium gauge strings, and this guitar really lit up after I installed the bone saddle. I had a howitzer, and now I have a CANNON. It is just like a fine wine...getting better with time.
Forum username: TwoMartinMan Date: 8-01-2007 Review: Compensated Bone Saddle Rating you give the Martin compensated bone saddle: 4 - Highly recommend it
Like about the compensated bone saddle: Overall quality, finish
Additional Comments: I got this bone saddle to try to bring out the trebles more on my Martin Custom rosewood dreadnaught. I also installed bone bridge pins for the first three strings. Sound is much improved...more balanced against the boomy bass. Makes for better fingerpicking. Crisper, louder trebles with better sustain.
Name: Rich Celley Date: 4/20/2006 Review: compensated bone saddle Rating you gave the compensated bone saddle: 4 - Highly recommend it
Liked about the compensated bone saddle: I got two of them and they are to all appearances exactly the same which points to very good quality control in manufacturing. They are nicely polished, very clean and white, with no rough spots, pitting or chips. The one I've installed in my six year old Martin SPD-16W fit the saddle slot perfectly, not tight but with no wiggle either, just beautifully snug. The improvement in sound from an already very nice sounding guitar was immediate. Louder and with more sustain but also with greater clarity on all strings and everywhere on the neck. If it's going to "play in" and get better I can hardly wait. Sound improved to the point where my wife came from three rooms away to see if I had gotten a new guitar, and as stated before this one already sounded pretty darned good.
Disliked about the compensated bone saddle: Not really a dislike but I thought the top edges were possibly just too sharp so I did polish them off lightly (very lightly)with 1200 and then 2000 grit wet/dry paper. No big deal at all but I build ukuleles and as a builder I'm probably just fussy. Those sharp edges could account for the bright ringing overtones others have mentioned that fade away after a week or two. Maybe it's just the string polishing down the edge a bit until it lays across a little more solidly?
Additional Comments: Shipment the next day after ordering at night. Products ordered were exactly as advertised. Very high quality product, very pleasant shopping experience all around. Love the website, especially the videos. Now if only Martins cost what Blue Ridge guitars cost the world would be perfect.
UMGF Username: pastorharry City/ State: Lahaina HI Date: 07/20/2005 Review: comp bone saddle Rating you give the Compensated Bone Saddle: 4 - Highly recommend it
Liked about the Martin Bone Saddle: Simple modification highly improves clarity and volumn.
Disliked about the Bone Saddle: nothing
Additional Comments: Have installed 5 bone saddles on 5 different martins, excellent results/improvements on every guitar.
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