Acoustic Guitar Saddle : How to Compensate for Intonation

Acoustic guitar intonation and blank bone saddle compensation.

Tix Customs Ph - How to make a compensated bone saddle for acoustic guitar.
Short video about making a compensated acoustic guitar saddle from blank bone.
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[wildizer]

Fantastic video. Straight to the point without 20 minutes of waffle and babble 🙂

[frayedsanity]

Incredible! I love learning these skills, and you've taught me another one to get the saddle height just right - trace the profile height at the saddle and the end of the neck.

[freakybuzz]

So I watched this video a few times. I got a saddle blank, did everything you did, and it turned out perfect. I’ve never made a compensated saddle before and my guitar plays perfectly in tune. Sometimes, just sometimes, the internet works as intended. Thanks!

[rofertpomendia]

master tix, si keru berosu po ito, hi andito ako para matuto po sayo, thank u po sa mga naunang na share mo sakin

[samohickey]

Awesome! Worked like a charm. Thank you! ❤

[locar]

Wtf. Philippines pala to! Galing sir! 🙌🏽

[martysradioshow]

Wow ang ganda sir ng pag kaka Costum nyo sa saddle thank you po

[Therapyxx]

could you please explain what is hidden behind the compensation?
I had a tusq compensated saddle, brought my guitar to the tech and he swapped that to bone saddle with everythins just same radius rounded, except the B string compensation.
So far everything is fine. I wouldn't say that its much better, but definitely not worse. But I plan to make my own nut and saddle later. So i just collecting info and I'm interesting if I will need to do all such compensations :) thanks in advance.

[fattohead]

Hi, thanks for your efforts, it's a very enlightening video. The thing I don't understand is, I've changed my string brand and gauge size, so what kind of bridge modification should I make for a better intonation?

[thedivisionbell]

So are you just matching the cuts of the old one? Should anything be taken into consideration when installing a taller saddle?

The previous owner of an acoustic I purchased had the action set too low, about 1mm at the 12th fret when relief is set correctly, so I'm concerned about ruining intonation by putting in a taller saddle in.

[Therapyxx]

Hello again, got still one question - but If I want to have custom height, lets say:

1) Right now: my strings are 1 - 2mm / 2 - 2.1mm / 3 - 2.2mm / 4 - 2.3mm / 5 - 2.4mm / 6 - 2.5mm and I have a saddle with height of 15mm (just example).
2) Target: 1 - 1.5mm / 2 - 1.6mm / 3 - 1.7mm / 4 - 1.8mm / 5 - 1.9mm / 6 - 2.5mm. As you can see, I lowered all strings by 0.5mm down. It means I have to sand my saddle by exactly 1mm from the bottom. But The 6th string - I want to keep it higher and not proportional to other strings. Maybe the 5th also, need to test it. Should I do it on step 1:41? Just correct the line to my preferences and thats it? Or should I consider something else?
3) Also I had another Idea. Do everything what you did, but with +1-2mm extra height. And then using the width of the nut: The left side is point "A" and right side point "B".
- Make a 1-2mm height points from both sides and paint the line from the bottom "A" to top "B", like a hypotenuse. By this way I will reduce the height of all strings differently. 6th will be almost not affected and keep the same height, 5th more affected, 4th more that 5th, 3rd more than 4th, 2nd more than 3rd and 1st more than 2nd. On the end of the day I will get something like - 1.6mm / 2 - 2.1mm / 3 - 2.5mm / 4 - 2.8mm / 5 - 2.9mm / 6 - 3.0mm.
- Logic is X - 1, x -2, x-3, x-4, x-5 for each next string, thicker strings keep higher for hard bass execution.

Not sure if I explained correctly, probably need to paint a picture... But the links on YT are banned. So regarding point Nr 2 and 3. Do you think its good Idea to do like this? The difference is: in Nr 2. I'm correcting my preferences from the top of the saddle. And in Nr. 3. I'm correcting it from the bottom

[sameerahmedkori]

Can i do this on a flat fretboard which doesnt have radius?

[mrrcrogersjr]

Ok, I love this video!! A few questions. What type of file are you using, and what grit of sandpaper?

[arvinsantos]

Pano kung yung action sa 12 is 3.5mm pa pero konti nalang yung puwede mabawas sa bridge kasi tatama na yung string dun sa saddle?

[kelvin]

My guitar strings are a bit sharper at 12th frets how should I repair

[yannie]

If i couldn't do this myself how much would a customer pay for someone to do this for them?

[TKevinBlanc]

Why is it that the b string needs such dramatic intonation compensation? I know it does, I just don't know why.

[markghelregis]

Why guitar saddle looks like that? What's the purpose of that spaces?

[sKid-qdvg]

Ano porpose nyan sir sa guitar pag ganyan

[luisgalon]

Meron po akong bone saddle kaso walang lining na kagaya sa nut, wala po kasi akong lagari oks lang po ba yon?