Latest Acquisition.

Just a quick update on the new to me Faith Venus that I acquired earlier this week.
First I'll say its a nice looking and in excellent condition guitar but, there is always a but.
When I collected the guitar, the previous owner said to me. I've got the guitar action real low that's the way I like it.
Well to be honest it's not the way I like the action, but it wouldn't stop me having the guitar, I'll just pack the saddle up until I get the action to where I like it, wrong.
So when I got the guitar home, off with the worn out Elixir strings, polished the frets, the frets were in excellent condition the guitar hasn't had much play time, conditioned the Ebony fretboard wit F one oil, and generally cleaned and polished the guitar body, next fitted a new set of Ernie Ball Earthwood 11g PB strings, this is where things started to go wrong, next started to pack the saddle up it required more packing than I expected, when I got the action to where I liked it, there was very very little saddle slot depth left for the saddle to sit in, so rather than risk damaging the bridge I sent off for a new saddle, expecting delivery tomorrow.
I really hate waiting even more so this time as I've got the great looking guitar in my hands and can't play it till I've fitted the new saddle, its a form of torture, just hope I've ordered the right saddle as there are dozens to choose from.

FloridaGull,

Good thought, but no spare saddles for me, even considered at one point about taking a saddle off one of my other guitars, but for the sake of another day's wait, it'll just wait, In a werid sort or way I must be some sort a masochist.

FloridaGull,

It's worth saving any spare bits and pieces off the guitar, you never know when you may need them.
Tuners, nuts, saddles, bridge pins but to name a few

As I get older, I don't seem to have as many issues with being patient with things as I used to.  But, I can tell you, I can empathize with you Derick.  If I was in your situation, I think I'd be super frustrated as well.  Seeing the new guitar sittin' there but not being able to play it until a part comes in.  Sheesh.

Hang in there buddy!  Play your other guitars with fervor until the part comes in! 
You can make it! 

ancient1, Derick, FloridaGull, TonyKgull, the saddle on the penguin needed sanding down- a lot!
I have several plastic ones left over- I found one closer to the size I needed but had to sand the side down a tad- it was about .03 too wide to fit the slot- I will be gettin a new bone, maybe tusq and new pins as well, maybe bone, maybe tusq- but, I AIN'T having to wait on the mail

Derick, SWEET! I sure wish we had applause emoji's- take a bow, me man! And I've heard somethin recently- see if this sounds familiar- play the stuffin out of it-