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Ok, folks I followed the same procedure (prebending + 1/2 turn per day) and some days after the first turn I noticed that the nuts at the neck end were starting to point up, like if the rods were getting bended. There were several threads still available in both rods and they didn't feel hard to tur...

Once the rods were out, I realised that one of the rods was slightly bended at the threaded area. Come on! I promise I didn't force them this time. In fact I applied much less torque than I did the first time (when one of the nuts broke off), prebending the neck and so on, as stated in my first post...

I applied water-thin superglue, pretty liquid, following your procedure, Paul. I am installing the rods right now and they are very very hard to reinstall. The cavity at the boy end seems to have diminished its diameter a bit. Can this be possible? In order to helkp them get into the channels I need...

Just applied the glue.

Last question:

WHERE should I put the additional star washers? Inmediately after the one that's already there?

I can't really see the effect of having a double or triple washer there.

Thanks

Hi, Ignacio: I'm sorry I did not see this thread before. As Jeffrey pointed before (thanks, Jeff), I can give you some advice to find the proper luthier here in Spain for this job. He knows Rickenbackers. I hope he can bring you some help with this guitar. :wink: Gracias Julio, As stated before, I ...

Hi all! greetings from Madrid. Nice thing to meet this great forum. I am not having a good time with my lovely 620.. You are more than welcome to participate in the thread below... http://www.rickresource.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=385204&p=489111#p489111 If I finally don't manage to fix...

Just one more question..Will it cause harm to the guitar if I wait a month or so to accomplish this set up? The guitar is at least playable and I don't want to waste a new fresh set of strings...

thanks again.

Ok, just got me the superglue and a bunch of star washers similar to the ones that are next to the anchor nuts. I would like to keep the strings that are currently installed in the guitar. I wonder if it's possible to do this operation with the strings on the guitar. Should I loosen them or remove t...

Thanks for your responses. I've just attached a couple of pics that will surely add some light to my explanations (not easy for me to do it in english). It's quite noticeable that the anchor nuts have moved, but the question is whether this movement is relevant enough to cause the rods not to behave...

I am using this: http://www.witte-werkzeuge.de/index.php?sid=b8spptn5hj21vgs3fma6cml6c6&con_lang=1&con_prod=96&con_kat=119&con_temp=7 I promise I am not Popeye.. :) It was hard to turn, I applied a bit more of torque and....clack! the nut broke off. What a sad experience! Then, I rem...

Welcome to the forum, Ignacio. Sorry to hear you're having a hard time with your 620. There is another forum member who lives in Spain - Sergio (forum name Rickcrazy). You should probably talk with him. Perhaps the two of you live close enough to each other that you might be able to get together. T...

Hi, I am new to this great forum. Here's my sad tale... About two months ago, I started to read this forum and the official rickenbacker forum due to the fact that since I bought my ric, I've been always sure that the action was too high. I bought it from a well known german supplier and since I liv...