- CUSTOM SADDLE SHIM KITS
AND
- SADDLE SHIM VENEER KITS
CUSTOM SADDLE SHIM KITS
$15.00
If you've sanded
your saddle too low, removed an unwanted UST pickup, or simply want to
raise the action at the saddle, it must be shimmed to the desired
position, or the saddle must be replaced with a taller one.
- Shimming your saddle with
cardboard, old credit card pieces, guitar strings, plastic strips or any
other interesting materials is simply not the way to do it correctly.
- Using ebony shims,
correctly attached to the bottom of the saddle is the most time-honored method of
doing it right, and doing it permanently.
- An instrument with a
properly shimmed saddle will suffer NO tonal loss as compared with
replacing the saddle.
- Anything less, and you're
sacrificing tone and in some cases the integrity of the instrument.

Properly shimmed saddle, raised .060",
ready for re-installation
WHAT THIS KIT CONTAINS:
- (4) ebony strips (.080" x
.100" x 3.5" )
- (4) ebony strips
(.080" x .125" x 3.5" )
- (1) ebony strip
(.080" x .100" x 4.5" ) (for Martin Long Saddles)
- Super Glue & Safety razor
- Full instruction sheet.
WHAT THIS KIT DOES:
- It will allow you to easily
make shims for a large number of saddles.
- It will save you the expense
of replacing a large number of saddles, particularly if the current
saddle works well and is only deficient in height. It also provides convenient,
pre-cut shims which can be difficult to find and time consuming to make..
LASTLY:
I started making these kits
because I'm continually surprised by the shim materials I dig out
of saddle slots. You don't need to have access to fancy
tools, or buy large quantities of wood for just a few shims to do this
with the same craft as all the top luthiers and techs.
Cutting your credit cards
up is a good thing. However, after doing so....don't make your
saddle taller with the leftovers. Get a kit and do it right!
As always,
please inquire if you have any questions!

SADDLE SHIM VENEER KITS
$15.00
All the benefits,
functionality and similar installation as the shim kit! But
unlike the shim kits, the veneer technique is used to raise the saddle
in very small increments (.040" or less). This is a very common
occurrence where you just "barely" sanded the saddle a bit too far.
For raising the saddle such small amounts, this method is quicker and
easier. Like the shim kit, permanently installing a veneer shim is
sonically transparent and repeatable. We use rosewood for
the veneer as opposed to to ebony as the ebony is extremely brittle and
very difficult to use as a veneer material. Both materials are
extremely effective for use as a shim material. The veneer sheet,
which are cut into more manageable strips, provides enough material to get about
15 veneer applications.

WHAT THIS KIT CONTAINS:
- Veneer strips
- .020" thick
- Super Glue & Safety razor
- Full instruction sheet.

Comparison of saddles shimmed with the veneer shim (LEFT) and the ebony
shim (Right)
As always,
please inquire if you have any questions or if you are unsure what kit
may be right for your particular application!
- INDIVIDUAL
EBONY SADDLE SHIMS (1/8" or
3/32" width)
$2.00
- PACKAGE of ROSEWOOD VENEER STRIPS
$5.00
- BOTH KITS
$25.00
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