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I wonder what replacing your saddle and pegs with fossilized walrus tusk says about you: prententious idiot or uncompromising artist. I haven't done such a thing . . . yet. Any advice for me?
Well, I suppose it means you're fairly heartless to long-dead walrusses (walri?).
If you're asking about advice for replacing your saddle and pegs, I'd suggest going with Tusq if your guitar didn't already come with Tusq. I replaced my saddle on my Yamaha with Tusq and my pegs with wood and have received a much cleaner and brighter tone as a reward. The reason I suggest Tusq over bone is that the Tusq saddles come already partially preshaped. There's a lot less sanding to do with Tusq. I'm considering the nut now, but that'll have to be done by a tech. I'd like a slightly lower action, so will probably sand the saddle down just a little more with the next string change.
As far as what to do with the fossilized walrus ivory you have laying about, have you ever considered scrimshaw?
- Zurf
Greetings Artless,
Replacing the saddle and pegs without doing the same with the nut, is not uncompromising..... thrifty perhaps.
Re-doing the fretboard inlays and details of the rosette, might be bordering on pretentious though. I'm thinking that ancient Ivory is harder than the hubs of hell and will cost a bit of time or money to get done, but should really sound sweet!
Take Care;
Doug
All this and nary a mention of the title of this post. I am surprised.
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