Schroeder
11-29-2007, 09:03 PM
New Cool Bridge Retrofits at Schroeder!
Here are a couple cool projects that we have done recently here in the shop. This first instrument is a Hernandes 1A nylon string classical that a client of our brought into the shop retrofitted (POORLY) with the Buzz Feiten Tuning System.
Here at Schroeder we have a Level B or Level 2 Certification with Buzz Feiten, which basically means in addition to retrofitting electric instruments, we are also certified to retrofit this system to virtually any stringed instrument, be it Steel String Acoustic, Classical, Bass, whatever. It takes a much higher skill level to be able to do these instruments, and especially with the Steel String Acoustic, because it requires a great deal of modification to the instrument (plugging and recutting the saddle slot in a new location to perfectly intonate. For those of you that would like a more in depth explanation to the whole Buzz Feiten tuning system, you can check out their website.
Anyways, with the classical retrofit, it is not nearly as huge of a modification to the actual instrument because instead of moving your saddle slot location, you are provided with a saddle specially designed by Buzz Feiten that is shaped like a 'T' with intonating shelfs on the front and back of the saddle. It takes a large amount of skill, intuition, and training to properly fit and shape the saddle for perfect playing and intonating, and this instrument turned out great!
When it first came in with the old saddle in place, the bottom of the saddle wasn't even resting in the slot beacause it had been shaved way to low and the actual shelf of the saddle was resting against the top of the bridge which was causing immense amounts of unattractive buzzing and loss of sound. We replaced it with a new one and couldn't believe the difference in sound quality - this took an instrument that was okay and annoying to an instrument that is one of the best sounding nylons to come through our shop. Check it out!
Here are a couple cool projects that we have done recently here in the shop. This first instrument is a Hernandes 1A nylon string classical that a client of our brought into the shop retrofitted (POORLY) with the Buzz Feiten Tuning System.
Here at Schroeder we have a Level B or Level 2 Certification with Buzz Feiten, which basically means in addition to retrofitting electric instruments, we are also certified to retrofit this system to virtually any stringed instrument, be it Steel String Acoustic, Classical, Bass, whatever. It takes a much higher skill level to be able to do these instruments, and especially with the Steel String Acoustic, because it requires a great deal of modification to the instrument (plugging and recutting the saddle slot in a new location to perfectly intonate. For those of you that would like a more in depth explanation to the whole Buzz Feiten tuning system, you can check out their website.
Anyways, with the classical retrofit, it is not nearly as huge of a modification to the actual instrument because instead of moving your saddle slot location, you are provided with a saddle specially designed by Buzz Feiten that is shaped like a 'T' with intonating shelfs on the front and back of the saddle. It takes a large amount of skill, intuition, and training to properly fit and shape the saddle for perfect playing and intonating, and this instrument turned out great!
When it first came in with the old saddle in place, the bottom of the saddle wasn't even resting in the slot beacause it had been shaved way to low and the actual shelf of the saddle was resting against the top of the bridge which was causing immense amounts of unattractive buzzing and loss of sound. We replaced it with a new one and couldn't believe the difference in sound quality - this took an instrument that was okay and annoying to an instrument that is one of the best sounding nylons to come through our shop. Check it out!