Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Sharon Saare saddle questions

Hi Lif,
    I'm by no means a Saare saddle expert but I do know that over the years she
has used a number of saddle makers.  Don't know how one compares to another but
the one's I'ver heard of have been well known commercial saddle makers.  She
has changed the design a bit over the years too.  If you don't know how old
your saddle is, maybe someone will know when Veach made saddle for her.
    Sound like you measured correctly.  Some of those numbers may also tell you
the seat size as well as tree (A & B being very early, then C, then CC, now
also D, E, F and maybe G, don't know about that.)  My older Saare saddle has a
number that I assume is the serial identification # for that particular
saddle.  My friends' newer saddles don't seem to have that.
    Hope this helps!
Laney

Lif Strand wrote:

> I am going to be putting a Sharon Saare saddle on eBay.  I have some
> questions about it that maybe someone on this list could answer.
>
> On the fenders there is a circular stamp at the bottom that says
> VEACH MADE (the two words form a cross)
>
> Monroe Veach
> Trenton MO (these two lines circle around the cross)
>
> Are all Sharon Saare saddles made by Monroe Veach, or are there a number of
> saddle makers?  If the latter, are some worth more than others?
>
> I put a tape measure from the edge of the seat in front to the edge in the
> back and get 15".  Is that how these saddles are measured or are they
> measured like English saddles, from the rivet on the side of the pommel to
> the back of the cantle?
>
> On a piece of leather attached from a concho on the left front are some
> numbers.  What do they mean?
>
> There are more numbers stamped on the skirt behind the cantle.  What do
> they mean?
>
> Thanks!
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