Square neck Tricone - Saddle inserts.

[mikeholland]

A couple of months ago I bought a Busker square neck Tricone guitar. I have spent some time in trying to get the best possible tone and playability out of the instrument. I have read all the valuable information on this site in particular from Michael Messer on this subject and have implemented most of the advice given. The last thing I need to do is to swap  out the dual wood saddle for the recommended maple or boxwood type. The only ones I can find for sale on the internet are maple and are 61mm wide. This is not wide enough for the string spacing on this Tricone! Anybody got any ideas where to purchase a Tricone saddle blank? I still have a little unwanted buzzing at certain points and will rectify this When I fit the new saddle. Thank you in advance, Mike

[Michael Messer]

Hi Mike

I have boxwood saddles, but not wide enough for your Tricone.

I believe these are boxwood. I am sure a bit of research would answer that question -



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Regarding the buzzes, come back to me when you are ready to sort those out.

Shine On
Michael

[hokumjim]

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Boxwood pen blanks

[mikeholland]

Thanks Michael and Hokumjim. What would be the preferred material: Boxwood or Maple for the saddle material? 
I am appreciative of your comments,
Mike

[Michael Messer]

Boxwood was the material used by the original National & Dobro factories on all instruments and it is better than maple. Warmer, sweeter and just better. There is no question about it.

Shine On
Michael

[leeophonic]

Mike send me the dimensions of what you need as have some boxwood but not sure if enough, you never know.

Lee

[mikeholland]

Boxwood it will be! Thanks Michael.

That’s very kind of you Lee. The size would be 90mm x 22mm x 3mm. The 90mm looks like it could be a bit less as it is cut at an angle. If no luck I will purchase Boxwood pen bank from eBay as Hokumjim suggested and figure out a way of getting the thickness down to 3mm!

once again thank you all for your advice and information.

Mike

[leeophonic]

Mike I have some boxwood and the size will not be an issue, however a day or two as need to access my table saw which involves moving valuable junk out of the garage 1st, until it stops the Biblical rain it is a non starter. Also work gets in my way for the next two days, let me have your address in a private PM and will post a piece Friday.

Regards

Lee

[mikeholland]

That’s really kind of you Lee, I will pm you my address. No rush just when you are ready!

Mike