This time he showed how to adjust truss rod on a martin acoustic guitar.
Allen key stuck in truss rod.
You can adjust the truss rod with a nut located at one end.
Truss rod is hard to turn.
Some require a hex key allen wrench while others take a flathead or philips screwdriver a nut driver a mini socket wrench or a small metal rod.
The truss rod is as.
This tool is made for the job.
It fits well into the truss rod end and enables easy.
I didn t want to risk damaging the hex head and or the guitar by trying to use adapt a standard profile hex key.
The neck of most guitars has what s known as a truss rod which is a one or two piece adjustable metal rod that goes down the inside of the center of the neck.
Use the martin guitar allen truss rod wrench to adjust your guitar s neck to achieve the action you desire.
That s about 4 75mm so metric keys aren t going to work.
Truss rod tools vary as well.
Not every truss rod uses an allen key for adjustment for example taylor guitars need a special phillips head screwdriver and a 1 4 nut driver.
But if your guitar has the original truss rod some squiers take a 3 16 allen key.
There are three main reasons why you might have a problem with a truss rod nut.
The truss rod on my martin gpcpa5k needed some minor adjustment.
Martin acoustic guitar needs special allen or he.
To learn more read demystifying truss rod tools why truss rod nuts fail.
If you ve ever adjusted a truss rod that was so tight you could barely turn it watch this video.
When a truss rod nut is difficult to turn it could be that the rod has met it s limit of adjustment.
Truss rods can break if too much tension is placed on an already maxed out truss rod so caution is warranted.
Normal truss rod adjustments do not require hiring a strong man to turn the wrench.
The business end of the truss rod is recessed deep within the sound hole.