tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140232930378188483.post6346809853205906969..comments2024-03-17T06:33:48.874+08:00Comments on Jawmunji - Fingerstyle Guitar Resources: Saddles?&#!JAWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12568512025089300220noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140232930378188483.post-46670838001614039332010-06-19T16:31:12.000+08:002010-06-19T16:31:12.000+08:00I tried, believe me, but couldn't finish readi...I tried, believe me, but couldn't finish reading. I really hope you get comments, though :-)<br>You know when things get quite complex, being able to follow has a lot to do with how much you are interested, even passionnate about the thing. <br>And I'm afraid I'm not.<br><br>But just a stupid question, since you've now got a good classical guitar, why don't you try an acoustic recording using a microphone (or two) positioned near the guitar ? <br>After all, any proper classical recording would never consider any other type of recording, and even though you don't play classical music, a better recording sound is better regardless of the type of music played. No?Roman Agehttp://romanage.over-blog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140232930378188483.post-49133941285156247182010-06-19T16:44:25.000+08:002010-06-19T16:44:25.000+08:00Yeah, I was definately raving there, I had a hard ...Yeah, I was definately raving there, I had a hard time reading it back myself ;) But, someone someday will find it really useful, I sure would have! <br><br>I reckon that I don't need a mic to get a good recording sound; perhaps it is my own personal cruisade to avoid using a mic. I'm pretty close now, quite happy with the sound. I might do a few more tweaks next week, depending on how it settles in. I should do a new video sometime, you can let me know how it compares to the real thing :)jawmunjihttp://jaw.ii.net/stuff/tab.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140232930378188483.post-3671211078598398042010-06-20T14:35:15.000+08:002010-06-20T14:35:15.000+08:00I once had a guitar, and I thought the action (dis...I once had a guitar, and I thought the action (distance between the strings and the neck, I think that's the right word) was too high. So I removed the saddle, and replaced it with a piece of wood (thinner than the saddle). It was not even wood, I think it was bamboo! That guitar has sounded terrible ever since (but I don't bother as it as an acoustic one, not classical).<br>So reading again your article (halfway through so far), I now understand why: the saddle is not just there to hold the strings, it needs to be hard and not absorb too much, as otherwise the vibrations of the strings can't be transfered to the sound board. You can imagine a piece of bambou!<br><br>Finally, how can you explain why classical guitars have fixed/glued saddles, when acoustic guitar saddles are just inserted in a slot onto the bridge, but not glued?Roman Agehttp://romanage.over-blog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140232930378188483.post-67259563769939999792010-06-20T15:18:21.000+08:002010-06-20T15:18:21.000+08:00Yeah, basically action is the distance between the...Yeah, basically action is the distance between the strings and the frets. You need enough so the string doesn't buzz on the frets when struck at a "nominal" attack, not so much that it is hard to play because you have to press hard and a long way. You should good acoustic transfer regardless, there is only a little bit of pressure to be gained in even 5mm of saddle, it doesn't affect the tension _that_ much. <br><br>Steel players like to keep the action low because of the much higher pressures involved, electric player like to keep the action low so they can whip around all over the fret board with only the slightest touch for fretting, and flamenco players keep the action low too - a bit of fret buzz is part of "the sound" :)<br><br>Note that because the lower strings have less tension, they can vibrate with greater distance, hence why you need the saddle to be higher on the low strings, and lower on the high strings. Hmm, when you say it like that it sounds crazy :)<br><br>I'm glad you went back to the article, in everything in life I feel there needs to be an explanation as to how things work, or why things are the way they are. This is much to my wife's dismay, who says "why do you always have to give a 20 page essay when a simple 'yes' or 'no' will do?" :) I can't help myself, it is the engineer in me, needs to know, and loves a challenge!<br><br>As for glued bridges, well, it's up to the maker I reckon. I've got three classical (nylon stinged) guitars, and two steel stringed guitars; none of them have glued saddles.<br><br>Careful that the saddle isn't just a bit stuck, as opposed to glued in, give it a bit of force and see if it pops out. There is no reason I can think of to glue a saddle in, it wouldn't help, except perhaps that it won't fall out if you took all the strings off!<br><br>A plastic saddle is cheap, somewhere between 1 and 2 euros, grab one, it will be a lot better than your bamboo...<br><br>JAWjawmunjihttp://jaw.ii.net/stuff/tab.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140232930378188483.post-26021963056297484102010-06-20T17:52:06.000+08:002010-06-20T17:52:06.000+08:00Thanks, I'll leave the bamboo one as it's ...Thanks, I'll leave the bamboo one as it's an acoutic/metal strings guitar which I never play anymore, I like my classical guitar which has a proper saddle. Then again, I can't stand it's amplified (or direct to PC sound) ssound but I just use it acoustic, whether for playing or recording.Roman Agehttp://romanage.over-blog.comnoreply@blogger.com