Drop in rosewood saddle for Gibson Tune-O-Matic on an ES-175 help

[MHeld]

Anyone know of a source of rosewood saddles that will drop in to replace the Tune O Matic base on a ES175.


Just to be clear, looking for a saddle I can drop on to my Gibson Tune o matic base that’s matched to my top already.


Would either of these work?

https://www.stewmac.com/parts-and-ha...IaAhQ1EALw_wcB

Allparts Compensated Bridge and Base Archtop

[deacon Mark]

I probably have one I made sitting around here it would be shop worn but the same post opening and a Gibson ARB-1. Send me a pm assuming you live in the US. The other option is to buy a complete saddle are rosewood bridge available from many places. Then removed saddle fill the hole with a dowel and redrill it to correct spacing that actually is very easy to do. It is best with a drill press but actually any good drill will work if you take you time.

[Cunamara]

Hard to tell since neither shows the specs for the distance between the posts. Stewmac also has a TOM version, but the bridge bases are visibly different. An e-mail to them might be reasonable.

[lammie200]

I probably have one I made sitting around here it would be shop worn but the same post opening and a Gibson ARB-1. Send me a pm assuming you live in the US. The other option is to buy a complete saddle are rosewood bridge available from many places. Then removed saddle fill the hole with a dowel and redrill it to correct spacing that actually is very easy to do. It is best with a drill press but actually any good drill will work if you take you time.

Or just file the holes out to fit the bridge post spacing. The ones that I have were very close to fitting without filing. I got them off EBay. Perfectly adequate IMHO.

[Jabberwocky]

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[MHeld]

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Thanks! This is exactly what I was looking for!

[RyanM]

I would be surprised if Stew Mac couldn’t answer that question

[garybaldy]

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I see they are sold out but are they allowed to deal in Brazilian rosewood?

[MHeld]

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Just to follow up, I ended up ordering one of these from Walkin.

I ordered it Tuesday and it got here from Tokyo on Friday. Dropped it right on my stock bridge. It's perfect.

[Jabberwocky]

Masaki Nishimura-san of Walkin Japan is the Mensch of Jazz Menschen, pardon me French!

[ClassyTouch]

Just to follow up, I ended up ordering one of these from Walkin.

I ordered it Tuesday and it got here from Tokyo on Friday. Dropped it right on my stock bridge. It's perfect.

Lookin good! Why'd you go for rosewood?

[MHeld]

Lookin good! Why'd you go for rosewood?

Thanks!
I just wanted to try a wood saddle. I think I like the way it looks after putting it on. Plus it doesn't rattle like an ABR1!

[ClassyTouch]

Thanks!
I just wanted to try a wood saddle. I think I like the way it looks after putting it on. Plus it doesn't rattle like an ABR1!

Has it affected the sound or feel of the play in anyway?

[MHeld]

Has it affected the sound or feel of the play in anyway?

No. I thought maybe it would be darker. But I honestly don't hear a bit of difference.