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 Post subject: Saddle width preference?
PostPosted: Tue Oct 01, 2019 9:03 am 
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What is your saddle width preference? I have been using 3/32", but considering other widths...

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Colin North
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1/8", bit more space for intonation.

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.
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joshnothing
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I've never gone thinner than 1/8". Think I'm going to start going thicker.
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.100 is as thick as I do
you don't need much more once you dial in the location

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.125 because it gives me a little more room to work with.
Like I always say,'There's three kinds of people in this world, those are good with math and those who aren't.'

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Tim Mullin
 Post subject: Saddle width preference?
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