intonation tuning of telecaster?


redspecial
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redspecial
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01/03/2006 10:44 pm
ok, i get a cheaper copy of fender telecaster. its great in general...

u know, bridges usually use individual saddles for each string. but tele bridge has 3 saddles. one saddle take two strings...

the problem is:
im tuning a string in open/fret12, but what about the neighbour string in the same saddle?
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RobSm
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01/04/2006 11:52 am
Jerry Donohue gives a set of instructions to achieve good intonation in "Saddle Up your TELE"...I don't know the link but try Mr Gearhead Fender.com and Music123.com..but you'll have to search for it.

ALSO 3 saddle bridges are made with sloping saddles see:

http://www.callahamguitars.com/

and look for Tele Parts. I have thisd on my Warmoth Tele & it works.

Other makers do this as well.
Robbo
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redspecial
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01/04/2006 1:22 pm
yeah, i read some nice stuffs...
so its looks like tele bridge is an engineering failure...

yeah, compensated saddles makes sense, but i think its not a miracle solution...
theres no way to get 6 saddle stability with 3 saddle...
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