Truss rod length - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-29T08:42:44Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/truss-rod-length-1?commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A3743928&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI have decided to adjust at t…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-01-07:2592684:Comment:37443462023-01-07T13:25:27.297ZEngblomhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Engblom
<p>I have decided to adjust at the nut. I went with a dual action rod.</p>
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<p>I have decided to adjust at the nut. I went with a dual action rod.</p>
<p></p> Hi, that's ok, that's what th…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-01-06:2592684:Comment:37441122023-01-06T22:26:38.688ZTaffy Evanshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/TaffyEvans
<p>Hi, that's ok, that's what this site is about, sharing. What style of rod did you settle on?<br/> Taff</p>
<p>Hi, that's ok, that's what this site is about, sharing. What style of rod did you settle on?<br/> Taff</p> Now I have ordered a 380mm tr…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-01-06:2592684:Comment:37440452023-01-06T12:59:35.452ZEngblomhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Engblom
<p>Now I have ordered a 380mm truss rod as I will adjust at the nut.</p>
<p>Now I have ordered a 380mm truss rod as I will adjust at the nut.</p> Thank, this is very useful an…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-01-05:2592684:Comment:37440142023-01-05T22:41:21.130ZEngblomhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Engblom
<p>Thank, this is very useful and now I know how to calculate a good length for the rod!</p>
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<p>Thank, this is very useful and now I know how to calculate a good length for the rod!</p>
<p></p> I will have 4 strings and I h…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-01-05:2592684:Comment:37437402023-01-05T22:16:02.225ZEngblomhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Engblom
<p>I will have 4 strings and I have planned to use a scale length somewhere between 600mm and 630mm and at least 19 frets, maybe even 20 frets.</p>
<p>I am looking at ebay and there seems to be some standard lengths for truss rods.</p>
<p>I will have 4 strings and I have planned to use a scale length somewhere between 600mm and 630mm and at least 19 frets, maybe even 20 frets.</p>
<p>I am looking at ebay and there seems to be some standard lengths for truss rods.</p> Hi, there are four or five or…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-01-05:2592684:Comment:37439282023-01-05T22:05:34.638ZTaffy Evanshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/TaffyEvans
<p>Hi, there are four or five or more different reinforcing methods/materials that can be used in a neck, and advising you what to use is hard, as Brian has mentioned already there are a few factors that would guide your decision.<br></br> If I was to tell you what rod I would use it could be misleading without any whys and wherefores. The types…</p>
<p>• Good neck wood, grain orientation, and fingerboard material is a good start. Traditionally classical nylon guitars do not have a truss rod in the…</p>
<p>Hi, there are four or five or more different reinforcing methods/materials that can be used in a neck, and advising you what to use is hard, as Brian has mentioned already there are a few factors that would guide your decision.<br/> If I was to tell you what rod I would use it could be misleading without any whys and wherefores. The types…</p>
<p>• Good neck wood, grain orientation, and fingerboard material is a good start. Traditionally classical nylon guitars do not have a truss rod in the neck.<br/> • Depending on the number of strings I have used a simple hardwood bar inserted into a neck<br/> • Simple carbon fiber bars can be used in the same manner.<br/>
• Solid metal bar sized to suit the number of strings. In my early 6 stringers, I used ¼” x ½” flat bar.<br/>
• Single rod, fixed on one end and a nut on the other. Needs to be fitted into a curve in the neck. Works one way<br/>
• Single rod in aluminum U channel. Installed flat. Works one way.<br/>
• Two-rod system, one end welded Works one way<br/>
• Two-way system, the rod is welded on both ends using a rod and a flat bar combination. Moves neck up or down.</p>
<p>I’ll leave you to decide which end to put the adjusting nut, peghead or heal, and what type of nut you want. I fit my rods in different ways in the neck. But as a guide only… adjusting at the heal end {inside the body] start the rod at around the first fret.</p>
<p>If adjusting at the peghead start your rod about 2” from the heel end. How deep into the neck I suppose it will depend on neck dimensions. But I cover my rod with a timber fillet and then the fingerboard.<br/> Now you have the basics you can plan your own best method.<br/> Good luck Taff</p> If you want adequate answers,…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-01-05:2592684:Comment:37440132023-01-05T19:13:53.301ZBrianQ.https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/BrianQ
<p>If you want adequate answers, then you’ll have to include some more info? Scale length, number of strings, wood type, Etc. Otherwise, it’s a shot in the dark & you’ll get conflicting information? </p>
<p>If you want adequate answers, then you’ll have to include some more info? Scale length, number of strings, wood type, Etc. Otherwise, it’s a shot in the dark & you’ll get conflicting information? </p> Have you tried searching the…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-01-05:2592684:Comment:37439222023-01-05T18:52:08.306ZBrianQ.https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/BrianQ
<p>Have you tried searching the site for info? The Search box is located at the top right of the page? </p>
<p>Have you tried searching the site for info? The Search box is located at the top right of the page? </p>