Bone nut and saddle source?

[Deepestend]

Does anyone have a source for bone nuts and saddles that they’d rec? For my gf25.

At a thickness of 6/64ths, the saddle is slightly thinner than most. I can work on a thicker one, but would rather have one closer to start.

OBV been doing some research but thought I’d ask here as well.

thank you,
JR

 

[gjmalcyon]

Bob Colosi.

I needed a compensated saddle for by D-6, so I sent him the original, and got the replacement back (along with bone pins to match) in a couple of weeks.

 

[Deepestend]

Thank you! I keep reading that he does good work. Was looking for a more out of the box solution that won’t take so long and shut down my acoustic playing.

 

[Stuball48]

Don't know where you are from but if you have a local luthier, I would approach him/her. My guess is they could give you a quicker turn around. The old adage "Quick, Good, Inexpensive - pick any two.

 

[Deepestend]

Lot of truth in that. In Beacon NY for the summer with just the one acoustic. There’s a local shop I’ll talk to tomorrow.

 

[Deepestend]

I was able to find a bone nut, bone saddle, and ebony pins all for under $20 on https://www.bitterrootguitars.com/.

We'll have to see how the quality is. I didn't choose if for the price necessarily (though that is nice)... it was one of the only places that I could find a bone saddle that seemed to be the right size, at least by my measurements, and had a 16" radius-- a hard combo to come by: https://www.bitterrootguitars.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=109351

 

[Stuball48]

Ought to work just fine or be shaped to work just fine. Good on you!