C Tuning question

[TheDan]

I've tuned down my SG (alright, it's a double neck) 2 full steps down and, of course, now have to adjust the intonation. Problem is that the saddles on the TOM won't go as far as I need it. Has anybody ever encountered this and knows how to fix it? Kinda hard to believe that it shouldn't be possible to tune it to C so I'm guessing the problem lies elsewhere.

Thanks!

[Jeff R]

Are saddle peaks centered on the saddle's apex or are the peaks an edge apex - front or back - of the saddles? In this picture, the peaks to which I refer are on the fingerboard edge.

In the above case, if you needed more intonation room moving backwards towards the stop tail, turning around the bridge would buy you that extra mm or two you might need.

You may have tried that and it's hard to describe, but does that make sense?

 

[tomteriffic]

While I will readily (and enthusiastically) defer to Mr. Ree-shard's, lutherie, photographic and even writing skills, I wonder if he didn't get kinda Looz-yanna'd up in that bit right there.  Let me try to foul it up further.  Referring to the photo above... are the "ramps" of the saddles (the slanted bits) all facing the tailpiece, as in the photo above, or are they turned around, facing the fingerboard?  As noted, turning the bridge around may get you that extra distance..

Alternatively (and I have done this once or twice), you can completely unscrew the one or two offending saddle(s) , turn it around and screw it back in.

[Ting Ho Dung]

8 hours ago, tomteriffic said:

While I will readily (and enthusiastically) defer to Mr. Ree-shard's, lutherie, photographic and even writing skills, I wonder if he didn't get kinda Looz-yanna'd up in that bit right there.  Let me try to foul it up further.  Referring to the photo above... are the "ramps" of the saddles (the slanted bits) all facing the tailpiece, as in the photo above, or are they turned around, facing the fingerboard?  As noted, turning the bridge around may get you that extra distance..

Alternatively (and I have done this once or twice), you can completely unscrew the one or two offending saddle(s) , turn it around and screw it back in.

I destroyed a bridge, I believe it was a tone pro, by trying to unscrew the saddles and turn them around. I did this when I was a kid so maybe the older bridges are built better? So if it's a newer tone pro it may not work. 

 

[TheDan]

4 of the saddles are facing the neck and 2 are facing the tailpiece. I'll try to unscrew 2 of them and see if that gives me the extra distance. Thanks!

[Jeff R]

That's why I suggested flipping the entire bridge and stopped short of saying flipping individual saddles ... some aren't made to do that without destroying them haha.

[BubbaVO]

On 5/15/2016 at 0:23 PM, Jeff R said:

That's why I suggested flipping the entire bridge and stopped short of saying flipping individual saddles ... some aren't made to do that without destroying them haha.

I've made that mistake.  LOL

[TheDan]

Will heavier strings make a difference so I don't have to ruin the bridge? I'm at 12-52 now, that's about as heavy as my fingers can handle.