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VirgilGuitar
 Post subject: How big is your rod?
PostPosted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 1:49 pm 
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Wanted to open up a can of worms here and see what everyone's opinion is on cutting your trussrods. I am about to do this for the second time, but wanted to hear different opinions on this - This is for the Silver Willow and it's a traditional trussrod (Gibson style with a nut at the end) and I realize you cut these to size like I did on my last one, but I wanted to hear different theories as to how long it should be (And perhaps "Why")- so where does the lug end up approximately for a 22 fret guitar?
12th fret?
The neck joint?

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 Post subject: Re: How big is your rod?
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I would say longer is better,
so around the joint.
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 Post subject: Re: How big is your rod?
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alan stassforth wrote:
I would say longer is better,
so around the joint.

Thanks Alan - yeah, I ended up cutting it so it's about an inch into the heel.

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