Hints for removing shims

direstrats Posted 2004-10-26 4:38 PM (#174860) Subject: Hints for removing shims Joined: October 2004 Posts: 8 Hi, I just bought a new Balladeer LX and I want to remove one or two shims. Are there any tricks to removing the saddles and getting to the shims ?. Thanks LoJoe Posted 2004-10-26 5:11 PM (#174861 - in reply to #174860) Subject: Re: Hints for removing shims Joined: April 2004 Posts: 71 Location: Charlotte NC I dunno if there are any tricks. I removed one shim on mine the last time I changed strings. I simply removed the strings, lifted out the saddle, rolled up a small piece of scotch tape(sticky side out) then pressed it against the top shim and lifted it out. Then I reinserted the saddle, installed new strings, and played like a mofo enjoying the lowered action. I took one out without any buzzing problems. I may try one more next time just out of curiosity.