"You should not need a truss rod in a three or four-string cbg - that's the whole point of building them without a full set of strings. But if you're worried, I discovered after building several, that if I find my neck stock to be slightly…"
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Tim LaFave replied to Howling Dick's discussion Do I need a truss rod? in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101
The Phrygian Kid replied to Howling Dick's discussion Do I need a truss rod? in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101"No you dont need one.
building a neck with a truss rod and building one without are very different things imho.
without, youre making a solid neck and saying 'im betting this bit of wood will be strong enough to handle x amount of torsion long…"
Brent replied to Howling Dick's discussion Do I need a truss rod? in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101"This is a great question. I'm making my very first cbg now. I had planned on loosening the strings when not in use. I figured that would keep it from warping."
Howling Dick replied to Howling Dick's discussion Do I need a truss rod? in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101"Yes, Im going that way I think. Thanks!
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Michael Recchione replied to Howling Dick's discussion Do I need a truss rod? in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101"Oh - sorry, I misunderstood what you were building. I think you're about at the point where I'd start thinking about using a truss rod. Your nut to body distance is about the same as my bouzouki, which has 8 strings and no…"
Scott aka Farmer Ted replied to Howling Dick's discussion Do I need a truss rod? in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101"With 4 medium heavy steel strings, the neck will have about 145 lbs of string tension (more or less). Since the neck will extend from the body 17.5 inches, and considering the tension, it would be a shame to spend such efforts building an…"
Howling Dick replied to Howling Dick's discussion Do I need a truss rod? in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101"Thanks Guys for input. Just to clarify, I am building a guitar (albeit with a Uke body) and using steel strings. Body to nut is about 17.5".
Whaddayathink?"
Tim LaFave replied to Howling Dick's discussion Do I need a truss rod? in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101"If you're building a ukelele and using nylon strings, you will not need a truss rod. Indeed, many commercially built ukes do not use them. There is no where near the string tension over a short scale with nylon strings that there is with steel…"
Michael Recchione replied to Howling Dick's discussion Do I need a truss rod? in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101"I've only built short-scale instruments so far, with the longest body to nut distance about 12.5" - I'm guessing that's in line with your uke. I've never used a truss rod, and never had a problem ... yet. One of…"
William H Bonney replied to Howling Dick's discussion Do I need a truss rod? in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101" I use truss rods in just about all my builds. Carbon fiber non adjustable and adjustable."
Howling Dick added a discussion to the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101
Do I need a truss rod?
Just about to build a guitar neck to add to a brass ukulele body. As I'll have 4 medium/heavy strings, do you think I'll need a truss road? Im using a piece of sapele/mahogany. See More
Howling Dick posted a status"New Downhome bluespodcast featuring great cbg track by My friend Vinylhed at www.howlingdick.com or iTunes"
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- At 10:43pm on November 7, 2012,
David "Gitz" O'Corley said… Hey Howling, Sorry took a minute to accept you...Thanks
- At 7:16pm on October 16, 2012,
Vinylhed said… Ah, couldn't attach two mp3s, so here's the second version.
- At 7:11pm on October 16, 2012, Vinylhed said…
Hey, Dick!
I've had a go at recording my song The Revelation of St. John. I'm not really pleased with the results, I need a decent mic. Maybe Father Christmas will get my wish list, and hopefully I've been good enough. As per usual, I got a little carried away and added a couple of layers of guitar and messed with my voice. I'll attach (if it works) two versions. The first is the more busy recording, and the second is the stripped down version. Take your pick which one you'd like to use.
See ya
Hedley
- At 10:16am on October 5, 2012,
Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw said… Hi.
I have two other amps. A MicroCube (£23 on rBay - very convenient and amazing for the size) and a Vox vt40+ (and an amp made from a 50s HMV radio). The Kustom cost £25 inc shipping on eBay. It really does depend on the pickup and what you want to get out of it. Sadly, none of these is perfect for everything. Funnily enough I think the little Roland is maybe the most versatile. I would say don't take anyones advice. Try some and take a good selection of instruments to try too.
All the best.
John
- At 5:45pm on October 4, 2012, Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw said…
Hi there.
I am in Denham, which is about where the M40 meets the M25 (and what a recipe for disaster that could be ;-) Where you at Boxstock?
All the best.
John
- At 4:18pm on October 4, 2012, Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw said…
Hi there Howling.
Thanks for the friending. So whereabouts in the UK are you?
All the best.
John
- At 6:05pm on October 2, 2012,
Glenn Kaiser said… Happy to oblige. What can I do for the podcast? Just let me know. -Glenn
- At 5:52pm on October 2, 2012, Vinylhed said…
Glad to make another friend! Cheers for sharing my tune.
- At 4:53am on September 28, 2012,
Nigel McTrustry said… Sounds great!
When do you need links for podcast?
Nigel
- At 5:24pm on September 27, 2012,
Jamie MacBlues said… Thanks for gettin in touch, Mr Howling. Now friended, ma man :) Cool page, BTW.
Catch you later :)
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