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Archtop Truss Rod Anchor Repair - Need Reference
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Author:  Terence Kennedy [ Mon Jan 09, 2012 8:54 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Archtop Truss Rod Anchor Repair - Need Reference
X ray it Todd, bet you can find someone that would sneak it in. I do it all the time, get two views, front to back and a true lateral and it tells you a lot.

Also, I've seen several Eastman archtops that must have had unseasoned wood in the Maple necks as they developed excessive relief that could not be corrected with the truss rod within the first couple of years of playing. Eastman replaced these guitars. This might be what's going on and the truss rod was over-tightened in an attempt to get the neck straight. Fixing the rod might not solve the problem.
Author:  Terence Kennedy [ Mon Jan 09, 2012 11:30 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Archtop Truss Rod Anchor Repair - Need Reference
These are the views you want. It's all digital these days so you can see it on a computer monitor and play with the resolution and then put them on a CD. Let us know what you find!

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Author:  David Wren [ Mon Jan 09, 2012 6:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Archtop Truss Rod Anchor Repair - Need Reference
Often a really good magnet will give a good enough indication of where the rod ends.
Author:  kjaffrey [ Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Archtop Truss Rod Anchor Repair - Need Reference
I just read about that in the Stew-mac Trade secrets book one. It was on the last page of "volume 9" in the book, and was refering to Guild necks where the end was between the 13th and 14th frets. I didn't see a reference to archtops, but it does mention the procedure.

Kent
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