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The binding problem I referred to is in reference to the aluminum doing what it's supposed to- oxidize to protect itself. That oxidation layer, unfortunately, causes the part to grow slightly. If the tolerances are held too tight and/or expansion due to dissimilar metals happens, the saddle can bind in the slot. Make the parts loose and they, of course, will likely rattle.

johnhall wrote:The binding problem I referred to is in reference to the aluminum doing what it's supposed to- oxidize to protect itself. That oxidation layer, unfortunately, causes the part to grow slightly. If the tolerances are held too tight and/or expansion due to dissimilar metals happens, the saddle can bind in the slot. Make the parts loose and they, of course, will likely rattle.

Mr. Hall,

Thank you for taking the time to respond. Your willingness to give us good and helpful feedback on a regular basus makes me proud to own 3 (and counting) of your fine instruments!

LEL (Jason)

Update.

All machining is complete. I'll get to the plater's after the holiday.

Woo Hoo!

Here's a question for all to comment on: octave over or under?

Just a guess, but I would think pick players are going to have the octave on top.

Not just the pick players. I play my 4003S/8 fingerstyle and I would prefer the octave strings were over or on top. I find it easier to finger that way, especially when I'm playing more than one string at a time. My 12 string bass has the octave strings over the fundamentals. Someday I might make the 4003S/8 a new nut and saddles and change the order of the strings.

aceonbass wrote:Octave on top. It definitely makes more sence with a pick, which is the way I play mine.

Yep, my Dane conversion has the octave on top. I can't imagine it being the other way around. Wish I had been able to make
the Gil-Fest to show it to everyone there so you could have seen it first hand.

Yes, octave on top is the way with a pic as is my Dane 4-2-8 convert:

Thanks for the experienced input fellas.

johnhall wrote:Kevin kindly contacted me about this before proceeding and I told him it was fine. He's going to mark them so that there's no confusion that these are not factory parts.

It's too bad others haven't offered us the same courtesy as Kevin did . . .

Who would do such a thing?!

Any updates?

Eden.

As of last week, everything is at the plater. I'm waiting to here back from them.

teeder wrote:As of last week, everything is at the plater. I'm waiting to here back from them.

Uh-huh...Sure!

Kevin...You're supposed to collect the money from your victims before you skip town!

Is that what I'm doing wrong?

Hey, where have you been? I haven't seen you around here lately.