6Pcs Unbleached Blank & Uncut Guitar Saddles Pure Bone for Electric & Acoustic & Classical & Cigar Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo, Ukulele Part DIY

this is a excellent solution, (but it is a little work)

I used one to replace the plastic nut on Epiphone Les Paul Custom. Worked perfect. A 1" bench sander is very helpful to trim the width and radius the top edges prior to installation. Bone results in noticeable sound improvement on open strings!

Replacing classical guitar saddle. Easy for shaping in most bridges.

I have used several packs of these and their nut blanks and they have all come without nicks or obvious weak spots. Out of a dozen, 2 or 3 were slightly warped but had enough material that they could be accurately planed and still be a perfect fit for the slots.

Saw some bad reviews about the blanks being greasy or something? Not sure how often that happens, but mine are fine. They are all different shades of bone colors and all seem usable. Fit a nut slot on an Epiphone Les Paul special dead perfect with no sanding..I was surprised. I used the yellowest piece in the pack. Here's what it looks like finished and polished. I ended up ordering more.

It's bone, what do you expect?I bought 2 orders from Amazon (6 nuts, 3 nuts + 3 saddles).All the angles are perfect 90 degrees as far as I can tell.The stated measurements are spot on. The tone is great. The rest is up to you to make it work.One negative is that there are deep grooves from the machining process. I like to polish my bones to be smooth. I can't really polish these to the way I want them without taking off too much. Doesn't affect tone though, only aesthetics.I also wish the saddle was a bit taller. After sanding it down to the radius, it was pretty much a perfect height. This means there was almost no room for error.

The product gallery photos show some nice looking stock, so I bought it. I was so disappointed when it arrived. 5 out of six pieces are unusable. They are dark and made from that part of the bone that is “greasy” or “sticky”. If you know what you are looking for and what kind of bone is right for a good solid string termination for your instrument, you know what I’m saying.Only the top right nut blank in my photo is of sufficient quality to make anything out of. Even still, it’s not really as good as I’d like. Holding it up to the light there’s enough variance in density that I wish I had something better.I would rather spend the same money for ONE good blank. These are destined for the trash.Not all bone is suitable for this purpose. These certainly aren’t. Disappointed and frustrated. I’d hate for inexperienced instrument owners to think this is acceptable. Sticky, greasy bone is bad. When sanding or shaping, you should get a dry white powder. These will gum up your sand paper and files. That’s how you know it’s junk.Good luck everybody! Play on!

These are great bone blanks, very dense with nice tone.I just used one to make a replacement saddle for a KamakaGold Label Soprano that I restored to proper playing condition. Someone had filed the original saddle down far too low. The original saddle has a nice translucent look to it. I was able to match the look with one of the blanks and made a replacement saddle that, with all of my other repairs, really brought this instrument to life.

I'm always fixing ukuleles and my guitars because no one seems to know what intonation is. I bought these tofix a floating bridge on a resonator ukulele. Kind of a tough job, not for beginners. anyway i just sized up the bonesaddle and ended up having enough for a bridge and a nut from one piece, cool. then filed to size and tweakedone of the strings intonation (low G) with a dremel. now its sounds great and is actually easier to play now!I still have 5 pieces for more projects. Oh and it only took a week, it says from china but must have had them atamazon warehouse. Thanks!

Good quality, bought unbleached set. Easy to work,

They're all dead straight. I have had ones that were warped. I turned my belt sander over and twenty minutes later had one shaped the profile I needed to suit a friends classical guitar.

Nice material, but thinner than the 1/8” stated.

Product too narrow for an electric, acoustic, bass or lap steel guitar as advertised. I suggest Amazon turf these guys.