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Nuts and saddles from a West Coast provider?

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2022 4:26 pm
by Dave Bagwill
I'm kind of in a hurry to purchase a bone nut and saddle or perhaps dark horn
Saddle:
85 mm long or longer
10 mm tall or taller
3.4 mm thick or thicker

Nut - 1/4" thick or thicker.

Amazon ships quickly but I don't know any of the suppliers. If you've dealt with one and had good results let me know.

Re: Nuts and saddles from a West Coast provider?

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2022 6:27 pm
by Kevin in California
Dave
what is all that in americana speak, you know inches.
I may be able to help you out

Re: Nuts and saddles from a West Coast provider?

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2022 7:07 pm
by Dave Bagwill
Kevin, apparently you are resisting the New World Order? Ve haff our veys of curing that...

But yeah, I am a diehard foot/inch guy, so:
Saddle minimums
3 3/4 - 4" long

1/2" + tall

5/32" thick

Nut minimums
1 13/16" long
3/8" tall
1/4" thick

Willing to pay huge dollars. Well, dollars anyway...

Re: Nuts and saddles from a West Coast provider?

Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2022 12:51 am
by Dave Bagwill
PM sent.

Re: Nuts and saddles from a West Coast provider?

Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 6:58 am
by Herman
For the most despirate situation: I have some too. But I charge Euros!

Long ago on another forum, Rick Turner stated that the Imperial system was superior to the Metrical one.
Because it is based on human parts (forearm, thumb etcetera..) and therefore better than a relationship to a random choosen stick in Paris.

Re: Nuts and saddles from a West Coast provider?

Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 10:49 am
by Dave Bagwill
Yesterday afternoon I found a supplier that had what I needed, free shipping, trusted source of bone. So I'm ok for now.
And good prices too.

I think the 'superior' system of measurement is whichever works best for the application at hand. I keep a mm-inch conversion app nearby so I don't actually have to use my brain. :-)

Re: Nuts and saddles from a West Coast provider?

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2022 10:43 am
by John Parchem
I was too slow, I was going to send you a couple of black horn saddle blanks. If you still need them let me know.