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by SJB » Mon Jun 28, 2021 2:41 pm
I have three strats and all three intonation adjustments are fully wound in.
Does anyone else have this issue. It's almost like the bridge needs to be moved a little.
I have noticed that other players have their 6th string fully wound in.
I am thinking of taking a bit off the spring.
I have lowered the bridge height a bit which gets me closer.
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by JimN » Mon Jun 28, 2021 4:10 pm
Cutting the spring a little shorter is a recognised modification for the problem you describe (which I assume is that the 12th fret's note is sharp when compared with the 12th fret nodal harmonic).
Being able to push the saddle a little further back away from the nut will tend to flatten the higher fretted notes as compared with the 12th fret harmonic.
A couple of millimetres should do it.
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by SJB » Mon Jun 28, 2021 5:24 pm
Thanks for that Jim.
Nice to know I am not the only one in the shadows universe with the issue.
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by roger bayliss » Mon Jun 28, 2021 5:38 pm
Had to do that on one of my American Vintage strats some years ago. Simplest solution.
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by Phrygian » Tue Jun 29, 2021 4:11 pm
I removed the spring from my low E saddle completely to get it back far enough to intonate properly.
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