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ARCHIVED TOPIC: lowering the saddle on a Republic highway61 ??

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gaza - Posted - 03/13/2022: 11:29:34

I want to lower the action a little on a Republic steel resonator.

Anyone out there ever done this? I have an ebony saddle which will fit But, when i came to take out the old saddle i found out it's glued in.

I'm thinking of using a heat gun to soften the glue but don't want to cause any damage to the surrounding area.

Any thoughts on this would be much appreciated

docslyd - Posted - 03/13/2022: 16:36:42

Why not just sand down the saddle to the desired height and re-slot it?

badger - Posted - 03/13/2022: 18:48:40

If it looks like PVA (white woodworkers glue, Titebond, etc) a bit of vinegar will soften it.

gaza - Posted - 03/14/2022: 04:21:06

Thanks Eric. But i can't remove the saddle as yet so can't sand it dow.
And Badger. I'll check to see if it's wood workers glue. Sounds a little safer using vinegar than i heat gun.
Thanks guys for the advice.

docslyd - Posted - 03/14/2022: 12:04:32

....you just take the spider out, turn it upside down on a piece of sandpaper and sand away. I mentioned this because then, you don't have to take the saddle pieces out of the spider.

MarkinSonoma - Posted - 03/14/2022: 12:54:06

Guys - it's a Republic Highway 61, a biscuit bridge guitar.

Edited by - MarkinSonoma on 03/14/2022 12:59:30

Wildeman - Posted - 03/14/2022: 14:09:39

My 61s saddle wasn't glued, maybe just get a whole new biscuit/saddle, they aren't expensive.

docslyd - Posted - 03/14/2022: 17:43:29

...obviously I'm not familiar with that guitar, which explains the OP's confusion....and mine when he said he had a new saddle that would fit. I pictured a spider. Still, if he were to follow the same logic, remove the biscuit and sand down the bridge and re-slot. Unless he were really wanting to replace with a different bridge...as Wildeman states above, why not just replace the biscuit/bridge assembly.