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Permalink Reply by paul @ huckleberry guitar on March 14, 2009 at 5:15pm

Jake, I wouldn't glue the saddle to the box. If it is wide enough let it float, that way you can move it around to address sound quality and intonation. You could put it in a "bed" - It's up to you. Take a look at the photo's on the site - you will see a lot of different ideas. There are no "rules." Regarding the holes for strings - just use a drill large enough that either your strings will go through, or that will fit your pins. I used pins and a combination of drill and dremel with an oval grinder bit to counter sink the pin heads. Hope this helps! Enjoy building, have fun and welcome to the Nation.

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Permalink Reply by Jake on March 14, 2009 at 5:43pm

It did help thanks much paul.

paul @ huckleberry guitar said:

Jake, I wouldn't glue the saddle to the box. If it is wide enough let it float, that way you can move it around to address sound quality and intonation. You could put it in a "bed" - It's up to you. Take a look at the photo's on the site - you will see a lot of different ideas. There are no "rules." Regarding the holes for strings - just use a drill large enough that either your strings will go through, or that will fit your pins. I used pins and a combination of drill and dremel with an oval grinder bit to counter sink the pin heads. Hope this helps! Enjoy building, have fun and welcome to the Nation.

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Permalink Reply by Roger Martin on April 7, 2009 at 1:44am

Regarding strings,,,
Sometimes I use banjo strings but not all the time. When I use guitar strings to use them on a screw I simply take the end of the string , loop it through the eye at the other end and then take the new string loop and hook it on the screw, pull it tight and finish tightening the screw.
That way I can use either kind of string on the same guitar if I need to and it saves SOOO MUCH time saving me from having to change a mount just to use a different type string.

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