Author Topic: Fixed Bridge Profile / Tapered B Strings?  (Read 145 times)

zooberwerx

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Fixed Bridge Profile / Tapered B Strings?
« on: June 16, 2009, 04:28:31 AM »
Is my Excel's bridge profile designed to accommodate conventional non-tapered strings, all-tapered strings, or something else.  The reason I'm asking is that I have various and sundry 5 string sets, each with a single tapered B string.  Now, this would not be a problem with a conventional (e.g. Hipshot) as I can raise the individual B string saddle for compensation without compromising the string height on the other 4.  As it stands, if I were to install the tapered B and raise the bridge (bass side only), this action would kick my E string over and above the desired 3/32 (with diminishing effect on the A, D, and G).
 
Has anybody else noticed this and, if so, how do you deal with it?  Thanks!
 
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Fixed Bridge Profile / Tapered B Strings?
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2009, 06:12:26 PM »
The best solution is to order a saddle blank from Alembic; then, using a needle file, file a new slot at an appropriate depth for the tapered B string.  If you are not comfortable doing the work yourself, you could get a local luthier to cut the slot.