saddles and compensation

[blindboygrunt]

 

Found this image .

See how the apex of the saddle , where the string breaks over it, is fashioned toward the fretboard.

If the saddle was shaped in reverse , ie . sloping toward the pins , wouldn't we get a better break angle ?

[j45nick]

The closer the bearing point of the string on the saddle is to the pins, the greater the break angle.

[pschaafs]

but then there is intonation... I saw a vid of someone compensating the saddle by creating a false apex on the saddle with a bit of thin gauge string, which marked the spot where the saddle was, for that string, perfectly compensated for correct intonation.

[jedzep]

I've flipped an angled bone saddle before, not compensated, to no discernable tone change. It does change the overall intonation by a c-hair, but uniformly across the strings. Net, no gain or loss BBG.

 

I apologize to my sensitive female guitar playing readers for the technical reference. I meant to say 1/2 mm.