DTAR Wave-Length Installation Instructions Manual - Page 11

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14. Carefully ﬁnish-sand the bottom by hand using 320 grit

sandpaper on a piece of plate glass or any ﬂat, machined

surface. Check ﬂatness of the saddle bottom by marking

the entire surface with a pencil and then sanding a few

extra strokes. The pencil should be removed evenly. At this

point, lightly chamfer all bottom edges of the saddle to

remove the sharpness.

15. You now must carefully inspect and adjust the ﬁt of the

saddle in the slot.

The saddle should slide into the slot smoothly and with

very little resistance. You should be able to insert and

remove it with your ﬁngertips.

If the ﬁt seems very tight, the sides of the saddle can

be sanded with 320 grit sandpaper.

Polishing or waxing the sides of the saddle will help

it to seat properly under string tension and can enhance

string balance and output.

Under some conditions, it can be beneﬁcial to sand

a small amount of tilt on the bottom of the saddle to

compensate for the natural tilt of the saddle under

string tension.

If the saddle is too loose in the slot, it will cause

excessive saddle tilt and will usually result in poor

coupling to the pickup, low output and unbalanced string

response. It is advisable to replace the saddle if it is

too loose.