2/15/2023 0 Comments Yamaha fg180 no truss rod![]() When the clamp is released the neck should stay just slightly back bowed and will require a slight release of the truss rod nut to get a little neck relief.ġ. The block has slots in the face to allow it to be used without removing the strings. The guitar must be tuned to pitch before starting. If the nut doesn’t seem to adjust the neck relief, I loosen the truss rod nut, and use a custom back bowing block (made from a 2×4), and a screw clamp (with a cork pad to protect the back of the neck) to back bow the neck 3/16”, then tighten the truss rod nut, and remove the clamp & block. If it gets tight with no movement in the neck, STOP before burying the nut into the neck or breaking the truss rod. After reinstalling the nut and snugging it up, make 1/8” turn adjustments and check the neck relief. I recommend removing it first and lubricating the threads with a light grease or oil. The necks on vintage Yamaha’s are old and hard, many times you can’t just crank on the truss rod nut to adjust the neck relief, sometimes the wood won’t bend without a fight, and you will bury the nut into the neck (and run out of adjustment) or possibly strip or break the truss rod.įirst I try to adjust the neck relief with the truss rod nut. This applies to Yamaha FG’s (made 1966-1981) with the adjustment in the headstock, although you can apply the same technique if the truss rod nut is inside the body. ![]()
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