Offset compensated tele-style saddle

1. A stringed-instrument saddle, comprising:

two string paths, wherein each string path is configured to accommodate a string, and

wherein the two string paths are offset from one another by an offset distance in a direction of string extension,

the saddle further comprising a first approximately-cylindrical portion and a second approximately-cylindrical portion, wherein the first approximately-cylindrical portion is offset from the second approximately-cylindrical portion by the offset distance, and wherein the offset distance is approximately 0.043 inches.

2. The stringed-instrument saddle of claim 1 , wherein the stringed-instrument saddle extends in a longitudinal direction, which is perpendicular to the direction of string extension, the stringed-instrument saddle further comprising two threaded height adjustment holes arranged on respective ends of the stringed-instrument saddle beyond respective string paths in the longitudinal direction.

3. The stringed-instrument saddle of claim 2 , further comprising a threaded length adjustment hole arranged between the two string paths in the longitudinal direction.

4. The stringed-instrument saddle of claim 3 , wherein the two threaded height adjustment holes are perpendicular to the threaded length adjustment hole.

5. The stringed-instrument saddle of claim 1 , wherein the first approximately-cylindrical portion comprises a first threaded height adjustment hole and the second approximately-cylindrical portion comprises a second threaded height adjustment hole.

6. The stringed-instrument saddle of claim 1 , further comprising an approximately oval cylindrical portion arranged between the first approximately-cylindrical portion and the second approximately-cylindrical portion.

7. The stringed-instrument saddle of claim 6 , wherein the approximately oval cylindrical portion has a height equal to the diameter of the first and second approximately-cylindrical portions and has a width equal to the diameter of the first and second approximately-cylindrical portions plus the offset distance.

8. The stringed-instrument saddle of claim 6 , wherein the approximately oval cylindrical portion comprises a threaded length adjustment hole.

9. The stringed-instrument saddle of claim 1 , wherein the offset distance is operable to provide string intonation compensation for accommodated strings.

10. A bridge assembly comprising three stringed-instrument saddles of claim 1 , wherein two of the stringed-instrument saddles are arranged in a same offset orientation, and a third of the stringed-instrument saddles is arranged with an opposite offset orientation between the two of the stringed-instrument saddles.

11. The stringed-instrument saddle of claim 1 , wherein height adjustment holes are offset from one another in the direction of string extension direction by the offset distance.

12. The stringed-instrument saddle of claim 1 , wherein the first approximately-cylindrical portion and the second approximately-cylindrical portion each have a diameter of approximately 0.247 inches.

13. The stringed-instrument saddle of claim 1 , wherein the first approximately-cylindrical portion and the second approximately-cylindrical portion each have a diameter of approximately 0.313 inches.

14. The stringed-instrument saddle of claim 1 , wherein a first string path of the two string paths is arranged on the first approximately-cylindrical portion and a second string path of the two string paths is arranged on the second approximately-cylindrical portion.

15. A stringed-instrument saddle, comprising:

two string paths, wherein each string path is configured to accommodate a string, and

wherein the two string paths are offset from one another by an offset distance in a direction of string extension,

wherein the two string paths each comprise a v-shaped groove, and

wherein a depth of the groove is approximately 0.027 inches.

16. The stringed-instrument saddle of claim 15 , further comprising a first approximately-cylindrical portion and a second approximately-cylindrical portion, wherein the first approximately-cylindrical portion is offset from the second approximately-cylindrical portion by the offset distance.

17. The stringed-instrument saddle of claim 16 , wherein a first string path of the two string paths is arranged on the first approximately-cylindrical portion and a second string path of the two string paths is arranged on the second approximately-cylindrical portion.

18. The stringed-instrument saddle of claim 16 , wherein the first approximately-cylindrical portion and the second approximately-cylindrical portion each have a diameter of approximately 0.247 inches.

19. The stringed-instrument saddle of claim 16 , wherein the first approximately-cylindrical portion and the second approximately-cylindrical portion each have a diameter of approximately 0.313 inches.

20. The stringed-instrument saddle of claim 15 , wherein the offset distance is approximately 0.043 inches.

21. The stringed-instrument saddle of claim 15 , wherein the groove is formed around an entire perimeter of the saddle and wherein the depth of the groove is constant around the entire perimeter of the saddle.

22. A stringed-instrument saddle, comprising:

two string paths, wherein each string path is configured to accommodate a string, and

wherein the two string paths are offset from one another by an offset distance in a direction of string extension,

wherein the stringed-instrument saddle extends in a longitudinal direction, which is perpendicular to the direction of string extension, the stringed-instrument saddle further comprising two threaded height adjustment holes arranged on respective ends of the stringed-instrument saddle beyond respective string paths in the longitudinal direction and a height adjustment screw arranged in each of the two threaded height adjustment holes,

wherein the height adjustment screw comprises a rounded-tip end configured for contact with a surface of a stringed-instrument or a bridge plate arrangable on a stringed-instrument and is operable to provide an approximately constant amount of contact with the surface of the stringed-instrument or the bridge plate through a range of saddle orientation angles.