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My buddy wants me to install a Floyd in his MIJ Strat, but as I’m measuring and double checking to do the job, I ran into something I’m not sure how to tackle! As seen in the photos, the truss rod nut is directly under the nut slot. Is it possible to maybe cut the truss rod nut short? I’m just not seeing any way to resolve this and I’m considering just suggesting that he get a replacement neck already cut for a Floyd Rose nut. Thanks for…

Hi everyone! I'm looking for advice about heat treatments for a warped neck, I know they are a thing but I've never actually done one. I have an Epiphone Les Paul in the shop that originally I was only going to do a level/crown/polish and a setup on, but when I tried to adjust the truss rod and checked the fingerboard with a straight edge I noticed there was about .030" of relief in most of the middle section, which was pretty consisten…

I was trying to adjust the truss rod of a Martin DCX1E. I tried wiggling and jiggling that hex wrench for a long, long time to find the nut. Finally I got a small flashlight and mirror and was able to see that something is stuck in there, probably a bit from the end of a multi-screwdriver. I've attached a blurry picture. Anybody have any ideas as to how I can get that out (without taking the neck off)?

Just discussed this on another forum topic and realised that it might be useful to make more general. Music Nomad have a very handy database where you can check on the size of truss rod adjustment for heaps of different brands and models. https://www.musicnomadcare.com/How-To-Advice/Truss-Rod-Wrench-Finder/ I've referenced it a few times and have found it to be accurate.

Hi Gang, I was finishing up a new guitar and discovered a rattle that I think is the truss rod. Strange that it did show up until now. I always rap on the neck to make sure the truss rod does not rattle before I begin finishing. Anyway, I finished the setup and was recording the final frequency responses (like Gore and Giuliano Nicoletti) and the rattle only happens when I tap the bridge with the sound hole blocked. Anyway, it sounds l…

Truss rod is broken and skunk strip is popped. If you are interested in this project DM for details.

Hey everyone. This is a first time post for me, but I wanted to say thank you for everything. I’ve been tinkering here and there for the past few years under the eye of a former Martin employee, but this group has really given me more courage. In a high school math teacher by day. I teach mostly Geometry and Algebra. One of my students stayed after for help the other day and had his guitar for guitar class. I asked if I could see it and i…

I wasn't asked to fix this, but a guitar that came across my bench with an issue I've never dealt with before. Curious what the best way to approach to get this back in place? My educated guess is, apply heat of some sort and use a soft jaw plier to yank it free? Then sand/clean the exterior before re-inserting and using some sort of wood block for the final pushes into the channel?

Hallo, I have an old archtop (plywood) that needed a refret. There is no trussrod. I talked to the owner, he knows that my work will maybe/eventually more expensive than the value of the guitar. But it was only after leveling the fretboard that I realized that the fret slots are completely off. I talked to the customer again, and we agreed, that I should put a new fretboard on the guitar. I have one, that I took of an old guitar, and reuse…

So I've ended up with a 1961 Harmony H54 for free. The neck has about .022" of relief without strings on it. The fretboard was taken off long ago. I got it like that, it was just stuck on with double sided tape. I have no clue why it was taken off other than maybe someone wanted to fix the excessive relief and changed their mind. It looks like the original steel reinforcement rod was never actually glued in. It seems like it was bent a…

I’ve come across several Takamine lawsuit guitars needing neck resets. These lawsuit guitars are from the 1980’s and are basically a copy of a Martin. Pictured below is a 12-string Takamine that came in for a neck reset. After several hours using heat rods at the 15th fret all of the the wooden dowels would not release. My solution was to take a putty knife with a sharpened edge and using a hammer slice the dowels at the joint. As you c…