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Originally Posted by charles Tauber
Nylon string guitars don't need a truss rod. I'd advice against it as well.
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Perhaps not for correcting string tension, but this is going to open a can of worms in my head now, like do i have to look at carving relief into the fretboard? if i do that, how does fret levelling work on a non-flat fretboard? maybe I can taper the fretboard so its higher at the nut, but then its a flat trajectory not a curve as would be achieved by either carving the fretboard or by adding relief using a truss rod? Because a string vibrates as a curve surely a tapered fretboard would still get buzzing issues at certain points unless the taper is extreme, but then you get a super high action up the neck. AAARRGGHH my head hurts now. luckily this isn't the first question I have to solve
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Originally Posted by charles Tauber
It is very easy to do. You can use a chisel, coping saw and/or hand plane, or any combination thereof. Takes me about 10 minutes or so.
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Ok, that makes sense, but how do you mark, or know what you have to cut to create the right shape? do you just "see" it? or do you put a paper template against the sides and then mark to that and then cut? in which case how is this gaining over cutting the side to shape first when i can do it on a bandsaw when its flat and then bend it on the bending iron? or do I just look at it from the side and cut til the curve looks even?
Thanks again for the help
David