Need larger radius saddles for OFR - Help!

Fusionbear
Fusionbear
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Hey guys, I need a legit website where I can buy replacement saddles for my OFR on my star guitar. Some of the websites seem pretty sketchy. I know some of you have replaced your saddles. Can you point me in the right direction?

The problem it my neck has 9.5" to 14" inch radius and the OFR has a 10" saddle radius. a 16" saddle set would even it out properly. Im not opposed to other metals such as SS or Ti.

Thanks in advance!
 
Fusionbear said:
The problem it my neck has 9.5" to 14" inch radius and the OFR has a 10" saddle radius. a 16" saddle set would even it out properly. Im not opposed to other metals such as SS or Ti.

Thanks in advance!
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If you simply remove the solid center shim from under your OFR 2-5 saddles, then it is instantly a 12" radius bridge.
IMO that is plenty close enough to never need modding.
 
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Have you pulled the saddles up to see? The stock shim does not go around the saddle/intonation adjustment screw like aftermarket shims do, so you don't see the stock shim from the front nor outside of the saddles. It is basically hidden.

You can see the stock shim through the hole where the little square lock-blocks sit. You will see the silver at the bottom of those holes under the 2nd-5th saddles, and you'll see nothing/black under the 1st and 6th saddles.

If there is no stock shim then it is already 12" radius.

You can only see the stock shim through the lock-block holes when you are changing strings and the lock-block screws are retracted.
 
I just bought a R2 12" radius nut and 16" saddles for one of my Floyds from Schaller in Germany. Floyd doesn't offer nuts with different radii yet and the only radius saddles they have are $125. With shipping and including currency conversion you can get a set to your door from Schaller for $95.

https://schaller.info/en/lockmeiste...of-6-saddles-for-strings-e-a-d-g-h-und-e/2006

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dave74 said:
Have you pulled the saddles up to see? The stock shim does not go around the saddle/intonation adjustment screw like aftermarket shims do, so you don't see the stock shim from the front nor outside of the saddles. It is basically hidden.

You can see the stock shim through the hole where the little square lock-blocks sit. You will see the silver at the bottom of those holes under the 2nd-5th saddles, and you'll see nothing/black under the 1st and 6th saddles.

If there is no stock shim then it is already 12" radius.

You can only see the stock shim through the lock-block holes when you are changing strings and the lock-block screws are retracted.
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I disassembled and removed the saddles. No shims....

It's probably 12" then. But it doesn't allow more even string height on the fretboard, unfortunately...

I ordered the 16" set and that will give me what I am used to, like on my Suhr Modern...
 
Liam said:
I just bought a R2 12" radius nut and 16" saddles for one of my Floyds from Schaller in Germany. Floyd doesn't offer nuts with different radii yet and the only radius saddles they have are $125. With shipping and including currency conversion you can get a set to your door from Schaller for $95.

https://schaller.info/en/lockmeiste...of-6-saddles-for-strings-e-a-d-g-h-und-e/2006

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Great info - than you for posting! Up until now, I have managed to flatten the radius on my Floyd equipped guitars using a combo of Low/Medium saddles and those nice individual metal saddle shims from Allparts. I use 'stock' E-string saddles for the low and high E strings, Another pair of E-string saddles plus one shim for the A/B strings, and then a pair of what would be A/B string saddles for the D and G strings. That gets you pretty darned close. But a dedicated set of 16" radius saddles from Schaller is clearly the way to go.
 
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