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Old 09-11-2006, 11:25 AM
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Adjust the intonation on this type of bridge? I'm used to the standard vintage style bridge. I checked the two setup sites in the sticky, and they didn't have anything on this type of bridge. Do I have to take the strings off? Here's a not so great picture of the bridge.
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Old 09-11-2006, 11:58 AM
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I couldnt get a clearer one, the black saddle piece can be moved for height and string spacing, but not for intonation. I think I have to move the little blocks that the black part sits in, but do I have to take the strings off to do this?
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Old 09-11-2006, 12:03 PM
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You could probably just loosen them a bit.
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Old 09-11-2006, 01:26 PM
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I couldnt get a clearer one, the black saddle piece can be moved for height and string spacing, but not for intonation. I think I have to move the little blocks that the black part sits in, but do I have to take the strings off to do this?
Try backing away about 3 or 4 inches more and seeif the focus is any better. Try to get a pix looking down at an angle to get a little more detail of it.

It very well may be that, with the string loosened, you just manually slide the saddle in the slot and down pressure from the string(s) keeps everything in place once it's tuned back up.

That's just a guess, though, without actually seeing a pix.
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Old 09-11-2006, 01:31 PM
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I think I've figured it out, I need to go get a set of metric allen keys to losen the set screw holding each of the saddle blocks in place. Thanks for the help, you guys rock.
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