Truss Rods and Thank You

T.A.R. · Post by **T.A.R.** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 5:05 pm

To the Forum,
Thank You all so much! I still wasn't happy with my Rics neck I couldn't put it straight and had a bow albeit a gentle one that made the action an 1/8th" at the 12th fret. That 32nd or so drove me nuts it felt like miles! Not being able to leave it alone I pulled the Truss Rods. I was scared to death, I followed the advice given here, clamped the neck just below the nut and after taping the head stock worked them out. They were indeed bent in a smile, no wonder I had trouble I bent them into a frown, apex towards the fingerboard and re-installed. What a difference! The neck is pretty straight by eye the action is 3/32nds at the 12th fret. All measurements to the underside of the E sting the G is a little lower. So far she sounds great and plays a lot better than before. Again, Thank you all! The collective experiences and solutions here are such a huge help!
Cheers,
Ted

kiramdear · Post by **kiramdear** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 6:40 pm

Good job, Ted! Glad you got it sorted.

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 7:00 pm

Nice job, Ted! Another story that tells about what a great a place the RRF is!

winston · Post by **winston** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 3:52 am

Reading, commiserating, sharing and putting all the collective wisdom together for practical use..............priceless! You did a great job Ted.

scotty · Post by **scotty** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:25 am

Now all you need to sort is world peace and your work here is done.

T.A.R. · Post by **T.A.R.** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 6:35 am

It is a great place!

scotty wrote:Now all you need to sort is world peace and your work here is done.

8mileshigher · Post by **8mileshigher** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 2:29 pm

winston wrote:Reading, commiserating, sharing and putting all the collective wisdom together for practical use..............priceless!

Very well said there Brian.

Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum