Re: Bad advice in AG Magazine



On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 14:28:36 UTC, Paul Mancini
<pcmancini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Did anyone else read the Dec 05 issue of Acoustic Guitar Magazine? I
> am, in particular, referring to the article on adjusting a truss rod.
> The article implies that this is an easy adjustment and that, "there is
> little serious damage you can do by adjusting your truss rod." This
> seems to go against everything I have read or learned about guitar setup
> over the years.
>
> Am I wrong here or are they WAY off base!
>
> Paul

How about "It is a straightforward adjustment, and is usually a trivial
move that can result in a nice improvement in playability"

As someone who has had one truss rod break (old-old Framus) and another
strip out (defective rod) on them, it always scares the crap outta me

--
-don hindenach-
donh at audiosys dot com
.



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