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Old 08-16-2013, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by harmonics101 View Post
Mr. Tauber took the thoughts right out of my mind.

From my limited technical experience, I'd be wondering, ' how the heck does someone get a truss rod wrench inside and turn WITHOUT removing the strings '

I guess I learned quite a bit in this thread.

That its possible to turn the truss rod WITH the strings on.

I'd think you'd always have to take the strings of, or at least loosen them to get your gigantic man hands inside the sound hole

Harmonics
Most hex wrenches are L-shaped, allowing the shorter end to be inserted into the sound hole between two strings and into the truss rod nut. As already mentioned you only turn it about 1/4 turn at a time. You then recheck the relief and reset your hex wrench for another adjustment if needed.
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