Action question..

[ryman150]

I have adjusted my action to where it feels perfect on my new butterscotch blonde tele. It is nearly the same action as I have on my drop top. The thing is the saddles on the hollow t look awkwardly low...like a turn or two and they'd be touching the bridge plate...whereas on the drop top. they look quite a bit higher....

the hollow t has a 1 5/8 small v neck.. drop top as 11/16 standard neck. Not really sure why this is. I mean it feels GREAT, but looks funny...

Any reasoning for this?

-Ryan

[tom]

neck heel sanding can account for a little of that, and neck bow some more. shouldn't be any reason for concern.

[morty]

On my Drop Top I have the same! the saddles are very low. Another thing is that my high E string is so low that it`s touching the screw that support the tremoloplate! Is my neck adjusted wrong or is there something other that cause the saddle to be places so near this screw? I have used the Strobostomp to set the intonation. Ithink my neck is rather flat and fairly low action I have thightened the tremolosprings, so when bending the other strings don`t go sour.

[bruce]

Morty,

Are you sure it's touching, or does it look very very close. Normally it should appear very close.

[bruce]

Close to the bridge post that is.

[morty]

I think the saddel had touched the screw unless it had no curved head, but I have compensated a bit, and raised it a little bit, so if I have followed the curve of the fretboard exactly it would have touced it.. I bought it used, but I can see on the wear of the finisch in front of the saddel, that it has touched before! when the High E is exactly intonated it seems like the stringlength is to short, if I compare with the design of the Bridge, and placement of the screws! I have to say that it is a Fischman bridge, but I guess its the same messurements and design as the original!?