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Intonation for Japanese Strat with Kahler
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Intonation for Japanese Strat with Kahler
I’m working on a Japanese Strat with a Kahler tremolo I’ve never seen before. I’m trying to find where the adjustment point for the saddle intonation is. The back side has openings for each string for… something. It’s not an allen wrench, and it’s not a screwdriver of any kind. The threads are 6/32″ and when I tighten a screw into the holes, nothing happens. I haven’t been able to find anything on google about this particular bridge. This thing is driving me crazy. Does anyone know where/how to move these saddles forward and back?
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If I recognise this correctly, around the back of the guitar, deep up under the bridge you should be just about able to make out six little hex head screws. These lock the saddles in place. If you loosen them, you can nudge the saddles back and forth to intonate. I’d set them all further back than needed and then use a flat screwdriver to sort of lever them forwards until they’re right. Doing that means you can do it when tuned to pitch. When you’re finished with each one, re-lock them around the back as you go.
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Thanks Gerry! You are correct. A little bit after I posted this, the under saddle allen wrench screws were discovered. Appreciate your help
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Sure thing. 👍
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I’ll just add, be very careful with the set screws, the saddles are cast from pretty brittle stuff and I had problems with them breaking on a guitar I owned years ago.
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