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Location: Brighty in Blighty | Hi,
does the Elite Special S868 have a shim that can be removed. The saddle/bridge is sort of thin unlike the 84 collector. |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | Even the thin-line p/u's have shims. Take the strings off, carefully pull out the saddle and there should be some in the slot. |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | pull it out with pliers? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | You could put some divots in it with pliers. Try your hands or pushing up on the wire from inside. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
pushing up on the wire from inside. BINGO! If ya HAVE to use pliers, please cushion jaws with thick cloth!!! |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | I usually just slip a toothpick under the edge and lift it out. |
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Location: Jet City | cushioned needlenose is what I usually use. |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | My one and only experience with removing shims: I fiddled around for 5 minutes trying to extract it with a long fingernail, while it played "catch me if you can". Then I turned the guitar upside down and shook and it came out in 2 seconds. Make sure you can find it when you use this tactic - don't do it in a really messy area. |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | THANKS!
The toothpick idea sounds pretty good!
The shims are 32ths right? Can one get 64th shims? |
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Location: Winter Haven, FL | You could try sanding down one that you have with some fine grit sandpaper on a smooth surface. Keep it even and use some mic's or calipers to check the thickness. That's how I fine tune nuts/saddles when I work with them. |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | Its amazing how much a 32nd effects the action, with one shim my 84 has great action with none it's like a well setup Parker Fly (just remembered i don't have my Fly listed in my sig).
With no shim it buzzes ever so slightly so it started me thinking that a 64th shim might be the answer. Reckon it'll be easier to get some 64th thickness steel and cut it to shape perhaps... |
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Elite Special - shim?