My 1964 Hummingbird has a ceramic adjustable bridge and the way it's designed the saddle does not
make contact with the bridge and therefore the top of the guitar. I seems I saw a disassembled view once
and there was some sort of folded metal spring that sat between the ceramic bridge and saddle. Of course in my
guitar that is long gone so I am thinking of removing the screws and made a hardwood shim for the ceramic saddle to fit onto
after marking the bridge with a pencil to gauge the corre
The vibes obviously primarily goes through the saddle - and your pic is not the preferred version, which has open slot directly toward the top
https://goo.gl/images/8bLWFA
but yes, the sound is different, , , and you either like it or not. I'm in, but wouldn't choose it as my only acoustic.
Does your inner ear recall the tuned down Yesterday, , , and else check vintage Wizz Jones.
He still plays his original mid60's Epi Texan and seems to prefer capo - for the guitar without seek last s