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| Author: | SnowManSnow [ Fri Sep 27, 2019 3:20 pm ] |
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You are almost done with a build and find the truss rod on the bench!!!! And then realize it’s an extra rod. Whew Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Fri Sep 27, 2019 3:54 pm ] |
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| Author: | Pmaj7 [ Fri Sep 27, 2019 4:01 pm ] |
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Or when you remember the tape covering the truss rod slot......... when you are standing back admiring how you glued the fretboard on so nicely. Sent from my SM-N960U1 using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Fri Sep 27, 2019 4:04 pm ] |
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Aren't your truss rods shrink wrapped? |
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| Author: | Pmaj7 [ Fri Sep 27, 2019 10:53 pm ] |
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It was the Allied type, where only the round rod is wrapped but the threads are exposed as well as the rectangular top bar. Standard practice in the shop where I learned was; a dab of caulk in the middle at the bottom of the channel to prevent rattle, then tape over the rod before applying glue, then remove the tape and clamp the fretboard on. Side note: one guy in the shop, apparently over eager to nip the potential rattle in the bud, got carried away with the caulk and spent a long long time trying to remove the silicone off of the finely prepared and dimensioned mahogany face. Not where you would want an adhesion problem. A little dab'l do ya! Sent from my SM-N960U1 using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Sat Sep 28, 2019 2:11 am ] |
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Pmaj7 wrote: Or when you remember the tape covering the truss rod slot......... when you are standing back admiring how you glued the fretboard on so nicely. Sent from my SM-N960U1 using Tapatalk Done that twice now 
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Sat Sep 28, 2019 2:13 am ] |
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Gotcha... |
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| Author: | Pat Foster [ Sat Sep 28, 2019 11:08 am ] |
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. . . you're buffing out the finish on your first guitar and realize that all the fretboard markers are one fret off. Building classicals now, so it's no longer an issue. |
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Sat Sep 28, 2019 12:45 pm ] |
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Ouch... |
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| Author: | jshelton [ Sat Sep 28, 2019 1:05 pm ] |
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Pat Foster wrote: Building classicals now, so it's no longer an issue. I would say most of our classical customers request dots on the side of the fingerboard. Even some flamenco players. |
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