When installing a vintage 3 saddle bridge ....?

TeleTwanger37 · June 7th, 2003, 05:05 PM

wwwhen installing a vintage fender 3 saddle bridge has any one found they needed to do any nut work or does it seem the gap between string and first fret is normally high with this style of bridge any one know what the proper gap should be?

GeertS · June 8th, 2003, 04:08 PM

The saddles should be tilted a little to follow the neck radius. When you adjust your saddles too straight, the action at string one and six will be too high.

On a standard 7,25" neck radius, the string height at fret 17 is at the bass side 5/64" and at the treble side 4/64" (resp. 2 mm - 1.6 mm)

The nut action is inspected while pressing the string at fret 3. There should then be a very little gap between the string and fret one. You can notice the gap by 'tapping' on the first fret while pressing fret 3, you can hear a soft click.

June 7th, 2003, 05:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
TeleTwanger37 Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: linden,penna Posts: 326	When installing a vintage 3 saddle bridge ....? wwwhen installing a vintage fender 3 saddle bridge has any one found they needed to do any nut work or does it seem the gap between string and first fret is normally high with this style of bridge any one know what the proper gap should be?

June 8th, 2003, 04:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
GeertS TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Drachten - The Netherlands Age: 57 Posts: 61 15 Photos	The saddles should be tilted a little to follow the neck radius. When you adjust your saddles too straight, the action at string one and six will be too high. On a standard 7,25" neck radius, the string height at fret 17 is at the bass side 5/64" and at the treble side 4/64" (resp. 2 mm - 1.6 mm) The nut action is inspected while pressing the string at fret 3. There should then be a very little gap between the string and fret one. You can notice the gap by 'tapping' on the first fret while pressing fret 3, you can hear a soft click.