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I'm hand routing a carving an ebony bridge, and have made a few screwups on the dremel routing that have necessitated a "thicker" channel for the saddle than what I've seen on other prefab bridges (the one I have seems to have a slot that's about .100 of an inch. My slot is about 160 thousandths. Is this going to result in a saddle that's too thick and massive? Seems that it might offer a bit of an advantage for compensation if necessary.

Thanks!

Ervin Somogyi often uses saddles up to 0.250 thick. I just tried that on my latest OM. I'm
very happy with the sound, although I'm not a professional player...I don't think you'll have
any problem. I got my thicker blanks from Allied Lutherie.

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I use 3/16 saddles - about .190 or so, on my multiscales and baritones ...

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Corky: I've had saddles over.200 thick. You have no problem ,carry on.
Tom

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Corky bro what everyone else said - I use a .13145328 saddle..... Seriously though I like the extra width too for intonation.

Also there is an article, probably on his site, that Ervin Somogyi wrote where he not only explains the wider saddles but how he rounds the back/top of the saddle for more string contact. Interesting read.

Sweet!

Thanks all of you for the rapid, thoughtful, and very welcome responses. (I love it when I don't have to redo work. ) And this will give me an opportunity to use some of that A&P brand saddle blanks that have been sitting in white gas for a while.

You are very welcome - two out of three aint bad....

I used a .25 on my last build and I think I may do a lot more of that in the future. Not only does it accept the strings better but you have a lot of room for intonation.