Good Source for Intonation/Saddle screws?

bowlfreshener · October 14th, 2008, 04:12 PM

Does anyone know of a good source for the intonation/saddle screws for a 6 saddle Tele style bridge? I've checked StewMac and Guitarfetish, and it seems like you can only get those screws buying new saddles. Sellers on eBay for those screws are charging outrageous prices. I don't need new saddles, I just got a guitar with a bent and nearly stripped screw making intonation impossible, and I was able to get another screw off an unused guitar, but would like to get some spares...

Or if anyone knows what size screw to look for at the hardware store, I guess that would work too...Thanks.

UPDATE:
Just found some at AllParts...I have never ordered from them before, so if anyone wants to share their experiences ordering from them, it would be appreciated...

LocustPlague · October 14th, 2008, 04:37 PM

Most people seem to have had very good results from Allparts. You may go back a couple days to a thread by Hulk called "Allparts suck!!!" or something along those lines. Basically, he had an issue with a switch, but a whole lot of other people came back by saying they've had no problems.

mellecaster · October 14th, 2008, 05:03 PM

I would suggest taking one of your old screws to a Ace Hardware, and find out the thread size and pitch...cause there are different types used on six-saddle bridges...you didn't state what kind you had ?

bowlfreshener · October 14th, 2008, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mellecaster

I would suggest taking one of your old screws to a Ace Hardware, and find out the thread size and pitch...cause there are different types used on six-saddle bridges...you didn't state what kind you had ?

Its just the stock bridge on an SX STL50, which looks similar to a Squier Tele bridge (5 mounting holes)...

TheBear · October 14th, 2008, 06:16 PM

I had a hard time finding these as well and eventually went with www.guitarnucleus.com

Decent prices and just about any screw you will ever need for a guitar as well.

PJ · October 14th, 2008, 09:18 PM

+1 Mellecaster....Ace Hardware. I found all the correct lengths with slotted heads at my local Ace store, in one of those plastic screw bins Ace is famous for. 20 cents each or something like that.

boris bubbanov · October 14th, 2008, 10:01 PM

The SX is gonna be metric, probably M3 but there is a larger size than might be M4 but is not the common M4 70 pitch.

Your issue will be 10mm or 6mm height screws. Nothing inbetween is readily available. So I tapped every last useable 3 barrel Tele saddle out to 6-32 and I get my 316 stainless hardware from McMaster Carr. The height screws come in 32nd increments from 7/32nds to 3/32nds.

Now I will in the future need some inexpensive springs, not made in China of course. Some springs that fit on the import saddles are a hair too small for 6-32nds.

bowlfreshener · October 15th, 2008, 12:38 AM

I found some of these on eBay, and I might get some to see if they'll work...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=027

mellecaster · October 15th, 2008, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by bowlfreshener

I found some of these on eBay, and I might get some to see if they'll work...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=027

That thread pitch looks way to coarse to me...but you do what you want ?

boris bubbanov · October 15th, 2008, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mellecaster

That thread pitch looks way to coarse to me...but you do what you want ?

I agree.

I'm sorry, I failed to see before that you wanted 6 saddle type screws, and not the height screws but the length screws. Try a hardware, they should have these.

PJ · October 15th, 2008, 08:58 PM

You know, the other place I've found chrome plated screws, is the auto parts
store. The hardware stores tend to have stainless and tin-plated screws, but auto parts stores carry a lot of chrome screw types, with the same head-styles
Fender uses.

bowlfreshener · October 15th, 2008, 10:33 PM

Thanks for all the suggestions everybody, but now I am thinking I may just get some new saddles for the bridge as some folks on the Agile/SX forum have some nice results with the stainless steel saddles they sell at Guitarfetish for $12 a set...decisions, decisions

gtarman59 · October 16th, 2008, 09:20 AM

http://stores.ebay.com/Angela-Instru...QQftidZ2QQtZkm

-or-

http://www.angela.com/

October 14th, 2008, 04:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
bowlfreshener Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2007 Location: Virginia, USA Age: 33 Posts: 1,949 6 Photos	Good Source for Intonation/Saddle screws? Does anyone know of a good source for the intonation/saddle screws for a 6 saddle Tele style bridge? I've checked StewMac and Guitarfetish, and it seems like you can only get those screws buying new saddles. Sellers on eBay for those screws are charging outrageous prices. I don't need new saddles, I just got a guitar with a bent and nearly stripped screw making intonation impossible, and I was able to get another screw off an unused guitar, but would like to get some spares... Or if anyone knows what size screw to look for at the hardware store, I guess that would work too...Thanks. UPDATE: Just found some at AllParts...I have never ordered from them before, so if anyone wants to share their experiences ordering from them, it would be appreciated... __________________ RAMA LAMA FA FA FA

October 14th, 2008, 05:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
mellecaster VENDOR Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 6,652 17 Photos	I would suggest taking one of your old screws to a Ace Hardware, and find out the thread size and pitch...cause there are different types used on six-saddle bridges...you didn't state what kind you had ? __________________ Expert Repair....ReCrafting...and Set-ups Making your World a Better Place...One Guitar at a time

October 14th, 2008, 09:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
PJ Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,871 4 Photos	+1 Mellecaster....Ace Hardware. I found all the correct lengths with slotted heads at my local Ace store, in one of those plastic screw bins Ace is famous for. 20 cents each or something like that. __________________ PJ "I don't know if it's art, but I like it."

October 14th, 2008, 10:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 12,794	The SX is gonna be metric, probably M3 but there is a larger size than might be M4 but is not the common M4 70 pitch. Your issue will be 10mm or 6mm height screws. Nothing inbetween is readily available. So I tapped every last useable 3 barrel Tele saddle out to 6-32 and I get my 316 stainless hardware from McMaster Carr. The height screws come in 32nd increments from 7/32nds to 3/32nds. Now I will in the future need some inexpensive springs, not made in China of course. Some springs that fit on the import saddles are a hair too small for 6-32nds. __________________ Bubbanov

October 15th, 2008, 12:38 AM	#8 (permalink)
bowlfreshener Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2007 Location: Virginia, USA Age: 33 Posts: 1,949 6 Photos	I found some of these on eBay, and I might get some to see if they'll work... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=027 __________________ RAMA LAMA FA FA FA

October 14th, 2008, 04:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
LocustPlague Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 319	Most people seem to have had very good results from Allparts. You may go back a couple days to a thread by Hulk called "Allparts suck!!!" or something along those lines. Basically, he had an issue with a switch, but a whole lot of other people came back by saying they've had no problems.

October 14th, 2008, 06:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
TheBear Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ks Posts: 546	I had a hard time finding these as well and eventually went with www.guitarnucleus.com Decent prices and just about any screw you will ever need for a guitar as well.

October 15th, 2008, 08:58 PM	#11 (permalink)
PJ Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,871 4 Photos	You know, the other place I've found chrome plated screws, is the auto parts store. The hardware stores tend to have stainless and tin-plated screws, but auto parts stores carry a lot of chrome screw types, with the same head-styles Fender uses. __________________ PJ "I don't know if it's art, but I like it."

October 15th, 2008, 10:33 PM	#12 (permalink)
bowlfreshener Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2007 Location: Virginia, USA Age: 33 Posts: 1,949 6 Photos	Thanks for all the suggestions everybody, but now I am thinking I may just get some new saddles for the bridge as some folks on the Agile/SX forum have some nice results with the stainless steel saddles they sell at Guitarfetish for $12 a set...decisions, decisions __________________ RAMA LAMA FA FA FA

October 16th, 2008, 09:20 AM	#13 (permalink)
gtarman59 TDPRI Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Wichita, KS Age: 31 Posts: 61	http://stores.ebay.com/Angela-Instru...QQftidZ2QQtZkm -or- http://www.angela.com/ __________________ “Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.” Buddha