Fishman Natural ll pickup question

[yknSTONE]

"Narrow Format (.094"), and 2.125" string spacing"

What does that exactly mean? ..... im in the dark here anyone have any clues?... Im thinking about getting one installed on my Taylor, but this talk about "String Spacing" kinda wigs me out!. ...
any input would be nice
-thanks

[DustyDave]

You should be able to read about what it means on the official site Im sorry i cannot help you there

[yknSTONE]

Thank you! I've been waiting for a response for awhile now, thanks and I will read up on it, It's a guitar tech question no doubt.

[DustyDave]

And im no guitar tech also i haven't been on the boards the past uhmmmm 36 hours or so , so sorry for the delay

[John Fowler]

"Narrow Format (.094"), and 2.125" string spacing"

What does that exactly mean? ..... im in the dark here anyone have any clues?... Im thinking about getting one installed on my Taylor, but this talk about "String Spacing" kinda wigs me out!. ...
any input would be nice
-thanks

Different builders use saddles of different widths on their guitars. There's no real rhyme or reason, just some like them thinner, and some like them wider. But when it comes time to put a pickup in that saddle groove, you want to use one that actually fits--it would be no good to try to shove a wider pickup into a narrower slot. Most saddle slots tend to fall close to either the .090 mark (3/32) or the .125 mark (1/8).

String spacing is how much room your strings take up across the saddle. The easiest way to measure this is to use a ruler, placed perpendicular to your strings (that is, parallel to the saddle). Make sure you're right at the saddle when doing this. With the end of the ruler on your low E, measure the distance to the high E string. More than likely it will fall in the range of 2 1/8", perhaps 2 1/4 if it's more of a fingerstyle guitar. Either way, the Matrix pickup will be just fine--that string spacing number is more of a guideline.

I hope this helps!

John