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Takamine Truss Rods
I have a Tak EG-544C, with the truss rod adjustment right inside the sound hole. Which direction removes relief and which adds relief to the neck? Assume I am working with the body of the guitar closer to me and the neck extending away from me.
I thought that turning clockwise (meaning L to R) would add relief and allow the neck to move upwards towards the face of the guitar. |
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The required allen wrench is 5mm. With the wrench inserted in the trussrod nut, turn the trussrod nut clockwise, left to right, in order to straighten neck and reduce the amount of relief.
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is the buzzing you are experiencing in the lower 7 fretts or in the upper area. if higher than like 6th or 7th then truss rod will not take care of this. Saddle hieght (action) is too low. If you are buzzing or rattling strings easy as I call it on the lower fretts then loosening the truss rod can help. just loosen enough to rid of the buzz. relief in a neck should not be much at all. Fret 1 fret and 14th at same time and gap from string to top of 7th fret wire should be about a bussines card thickness. if you need more than that you need a good frett level.
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I fretted the 1st and 14th frets, and the gap is pretty much minimal, almost touching the fret wire. I just want confirmation. If I want to try to deal with the buzz I am experiencing, I want to turn the truss rod counterclockwise to raise the action and add relief. Correct? |
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Correct. Open strings buzzing on the first few frets is a sign of too little relief.
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Correct. Loosen up (R to L) - Tighten Down (L to R) |
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Just did the adjustment. It actually took about three 1/8 turns, but it finally looks like it has a small gap now at the 7th fret when the 1st and 14th are fretted. There is still a small buzz, but I actually like just a little.
FYI, 5 mm Allen Wrench was incorrect, but I eventually figured out that 3/16 was the correct one. Thanks to all who helped me out |
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The standard trussrod nut size for Takamines is 5mm, but evidently a batch of trussrods with 3/16" nuts on them were delivered to the factory, and installed without being caught by the setup crew--you got one of them.
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The adjustment rod in my Tak uses a 3/16" hex wrench also. It is one of the old "lawsuit" copies of a Martin.
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Here is a new wrinkle. I played the guitar tonight at my gig, and noticed that strings 1-3 had decidedly lower volume than strings 4-6.
I'm guessing that when I worked on the saddle, that maybe I didn't seat it correctly in the slot? (it has the one piece pickup/saddle) |