Flipping over a righty TOM guitar: possible?

Just like the title says: is it possible to take a right-handed guitar with a tune-o-matic bridge, flip it lefty, and get it to intonate properly? Basically, do the individual adjustable saddles have enough play to overcome the bridge being angled the way it is? For purposes of this question, assume it's 24.75" scale and that the guitar is perfectly capable of proper intonation for a righty.

I understand the answer may be "sometimes," but on the off chance the answer is "absolutely not" or "almost always yes," I figured I'd ask some Gibson experts.

I think you could get away with it, BUT you might need to take the bridge apart and reverse one or more individual saddles on their adjusting screws. That would buy you more length on the short side.

Steve

The Angle said:

I think you could get away with it, BUT you might need to take the bridge apart and reverse one or more individual saddles on their adjusting screws. That would buy you more length on the short side.

Steve

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Hah, never even thought if that. Good idea! Thank you.

It's not a problem, I did it to mine years ago.