I'm looking for ideas for a truss rod cover for my ebony peg head. I don't recall seeing a show and tell on this? Thanks all!
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| Author: | Ricardo [ Sun Dec 21, 2008 3:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Requesting Truss Rod Cover Show and Tell |
I'm looking for ideas for a truss rod cover for my ebony peg head. I don't recall seeing a show and tell on this? Thanks all!
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| Author: | Rod True [ Sun Dec 21, 2008 4:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Requesting Truss Rod Cover Show and Tell |
Here's mine. I've decided to go with two small mounting screws and decided to use an off cut from the headstock veneer to match the wood. The screws will match the tuners ie: gold for gold and chrome for chrome. Attachment: headstock 005.JPG
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| Author: | StevenWheeler [ Sun Dec 21, 2008 4:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Requesting Truss Rod Cover Show and Tell |
Like Rod, I like to use the same material as the headstock veneer. Mine are attached with a rare earth magnet set into the headstock and a washer glued to the cover. |
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| Author: | Dave Stewart [ Sun Dec 21, 2008 4:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Requesting Truss Rod Cover Show and Tell |
Here's mine, inspired by Mario Bearegard's design. Attachment: 703 head blk (49).jpg I've always preferred the look of no screws, so on my last I used two pairs of tiny magnets, NOT flush mounted (so the cover kind of snaps into the right position) Attachment: cover attach (41).jpg
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| Author: | Ricardo [ Sun Dec 21, 2008 5:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Requesting Truss Rod Cover Show and Tell |
These are cool guys! ![[:Y:]](./images/smilies/smiley20.gif "Thumbs Up") Where do you get the little magnets? Rod, my peghead looks alot like yours - also will be using Gotoh 510s.
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| Author: | Dave Stewart [ Sun Dec 21, 2008 6:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Requesting Truss Rod Cover Show and Tell |
I got mine from a fairly local distributor of similar stuff - Indigo Instruments in Waterloo, On. They're 3mm x 1mm & cheap ($3 for 20). |
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| Author: | mhammond [ Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Requesting Truss Rod Cover Show and Tell |
Ricardo: Here's mine, I made it with various bits of the same woods, it is a planned part of the trim scheme. Held on with a small wooden tongue under the nut and a magnet. The inlay matches everything else. Mikey |
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| Author: | Ricardo [ Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Requesting Truss Rod Cover Show and Tell |
Very nice Mikey. Good idea that tongue under the nut!
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