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Old 10-20-2015, 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by harmonics101 View Post
I have not adjusted a single truss rod in any of my guitars in my entire life, all have adjustable truss rods, all my guitars play perfectly. I like the option of being able to adjust the truss rod, if indeed that needs to be done. Sort of like alignment on your car. You assume (hope) the alignment comes correct straight out of the factory, never needing to make that adjustment. I think there are lots of cases where the truss rod adjustment is being used inappropriately for other ways of correcting a different problem,

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I also have never touched or had someone adjust the truss rod or had a setup since acquiring these guitars over the last 30 years. One had a neck reset by the builder so I presume they may have used the truss rod to set the action.

Maybe I need to adjust all my truss rods!!

hans
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1987 Lowden L32p (sitka/ind RW)
1992 Froggy Bottom F (19th cent. german spruce/koa)
2000 Froggy Bottom H12c (adir/ind RW)
2016 Froggy Bottom K mod (adir/madrose; my son's)
2010 Voyage-Air VAOM-2C

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