get rid of the shim so you have more saddle inserted. The issue you may run into is the saddle will no longer stand straight, or the bridge may crack...

Thanks for the info. I got it figured out, now.

OK, this is my first time posting pics, so it may take a few tries. The first is the old bridge/saddle. The saddle has a thin shim underneath it.Whe...

The question I would still like to get answered is how much saddle needs to be in the saddle slot? Put another way, what is the minimum insertion dep...

I wouldn't shave down the top of the bridge, instead use a .056 file to file small niches in the hole where the bridge pins are placed, so that the ov...

The relief of the neck is fine. The action at the 12th fret is too high. Could not tell you what it is exactly, but it is too high, certainly higher...

in my limited experiance the bottom of the bridge was always sanded/shaved to lower it evenly. Just to be clear, I'm talking about the wooden bridge ...