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Location: Sydney, Australia | I can buy a replacement saddle (I'd like black, nothing wrong with my current one) from this seller:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Ovation-Guitar-Bridge-Saddles/2310760081...
What do I have to do to disassemble the saddle/PU assembly to be able to replace with this? I've never tried to take mine apart. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I found some old photos that I had on Photobucket that may help.
Basically, the actual saddle just "clips-on" to the metal "frame" that is underneath the pick-up.
These photos are of an old, broken, pickup that I sent off to a member (I don't remember who).
This is the saddle out of the pickup, and on this you can see the underside of the saddle where the original pickup was fried.
On this end view you can see how the metal base-frame has a bent-over lip on the edge that goes over the edge of the plastic saddle. You can also see the curved edge in the photo above.
And here is a photo showing the putty-rubbery-stuff that is under the saddle.
The piezo elements are in there somewhere.
The tools that are lying around are the precision screwdriver that I used to pry it apart.
I say "pry" but it isn't that difficult to get it apart.
When you take the whole pickup unit out of the guitar, you can remove the black end-pieces from the pickup assembly. The black pieces remove by lifting them straight "up". There should be two pins sticking through the metal frame... If you push on them from the bottom the black thing will come "UP".
Once you take that end piece off it would be easier to remove the old saddle.
Once you have removed the old saddle it is easier to understand how the new one goes back in.
I am not sure if it matters which way you put the saddle back in, but match them up to your old saddle. I can see that both "E" saddles are off-set, but it might matter which way it goes in.
Hope that helps. 
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Thanks OMA, that looks pretty easy. I'm thinking several of my guitars would look better in black. |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | And here's the final product 
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Man... I want one of them.
"Detroit Bob" in the Welcome Center caused me to dig-out my 1681.
Now you just inspired me to grab it again.
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Location: Pueblo West, CO | richard.parker - 2013-10-22 11:37 PM
I can buy a replacement saddle (I'd like black, nothing wrong with my current one) from this seller:
What do I have to do to disassemble the saddle/PU assembly to be able to replace with this? I've never tried to take mine apart.
If you want a black bridge saddle/PUP, you could just order a 2078T/TX saddle in black from the Mother Ship via Lost Art Vintage.
That's what I did when I needed pieces to put together my Darth (Parts) Ovation.
Edited by DanSavage 2013-10-28 5:22 PM
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Needs a black nut now... |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Yeah, I'm on to that Muzz.
http://www.graphtech.com/products/brands/black-tusq-xl/black-tusq-x...
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