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Thanks! I tried this, and it did help, but the intonation isn't quite there for the g-string. For the e-string, taking the spring out and tightening the screw all the way put the screw against the string. So when I tuned up the string, it broke. This turned out not to be a bad thing, however. When I took the string off, I noticed a problem with the nut. The nut came separate from the neck, so I had to put it on by sliding it into the slot on the neck after I completed finishing it. I figured that I needed to glue it in (the instructions didn't say), so I put some super glue into the slot. Problem was that I didn't check to make sure that the nut was inserted all of the way into the slot. I thought that it was, but it wasn't. Below the high e-string, the nut was snug, but below the low e-string it wasn't; there was a gap. Um, so I took a rubber hammer and tried bumping it into place. It looked like it worked, but when I took the broken string off, I noticed that all I did was to break the nut below the low e-string. Ugh. The glue had dried too quickly for the hammer to knock it in place. So apparently the nut is not as low as it should be slanting down towards the high e-string. Could this be responsible for the intonation problems? Ah man, just adventures of a clueless newbie.

Well, I put together a Saga ST-10; it's the strat replica. I have been having a lot of trouble setting the thing up. First, I have to adjust the string height pretty high to avoid fret noise. But secondly, the low e-string and the g-string are proving difficult as far as adjusting the intonation. The instructions say for each string to pluck a harmonic at the 12th fret and tune the string. Then fret and pluck the string at the 12th fret. If the fretted note is sharp, tighten up the bridge saddle. This lengthens the string. If the fretted note is flat, lossen up the bridge saddle. This shortens the string. So far so good. I understand how this works as I've set up my Les Pauls in the past. But both the the low e-string and g-string are still sharp even after tightening the bridge saddle as tightly as it will go. I just can't get the intonation right, and man you can really tell it when I try tunning it and playing chords. Any advice? PS I hope this is the right forum. Wasn't sure which one to post this question to.