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i have started to do custom paint jobs on guitars, and have a few guitars in the process of being done, pulled apart and stripped down.
someone told me that if i remove the strings, and take the neck off the body, that i must re adjust the truss rod when i put it all back together, because the neck will lose its tension?
is this correct? as i wasnt aware of this.
attached is a picture of one i finished recently
https://www.woodworkforums.com/[IMG]h...3102011562.jpg[/IMG]
Where's the attachment?
And I think if you're going to be dissembling guitars you would do well to learn at least some of the basics of setting up guitar action and intonation if you don't already know. :wink:
In answer to your question, you should have at least checked the truss tension, and maybe backed it off a little if it was screwed up tight.
When you put it all back together you'll need to set it all up again anyway.
Have another crack at that attachment.
We can hear the cogs turning and await the questions to follow with great eagerness :D
regards
Wal
have done a bit of searching on the net and found a couple of good explanations of how to adjust, it should be pretty straight forward.
heres the picture
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...3102011562.jpg
Pretty straight forward....as long as you understand how the truss rod works. If only I had dollar for every person Ive talked to who thinks the truss rod is there to adjust action :~
generally if a neck is left unstrung for any length of time [days weeks] the truss rod should be backed off so there is no tension
when doing a fret level, crown and polish i will unstring a guitar and back off the tension till the adjuster is slack and let the neck equalise for 24 hours - then i set it up for the job
i wont touch it again till the strings are on, up to tension and stretched in - then i iwll see how it goes - usually a slight touch either way is all that is necesary
if it is a quick job like string change or pickups whatever i won't touch the rod if the setup is good - if not good and you are going to go from scratch on the rod tension let it go slack and equalise before you set it up