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Re: Bolt on neck problems/ HELP

5/3/2003 6:41 PM
LFOscalator	Re: Bolt on neck problems/ HELP Do you live in an extremely dry climate such as desert area or in any of the rocky mountain states? Before adjusting the truss rod, make sure your wood is not too dried out. Most guitar wood is commercially cut to be 'straight' at about 40% relative humidity. If the wood is too dry, the neck will bend backwards as the moisture in the wood evaporates, leaving strings that are too low to the fret board. If the wood is too wet, the neck will bow forward as the moisture content in the wood becomes even denser than average, leading to strings that are too high off the fret board. This problem occurs if you live in a humid area like the gulf coast of Texas. The solution for dry wood is to place a guitar humidifier in the case. LFO

5/3/2003 6:41 PM

LFOscalator

Re: Bolt on neck problems/ HELP

Do you live in an extremely dry climate such as desert area or in any of the rocky mountain states?

Before adjusting the truss rod, make sure your wood is not too dried out. Most guitar wood is commercially cut to be 'straight' at about 40% relative humidity.

If the wood is too dry, the neck will bend backwards as the moisture in the wood evaporates, leaving strings that are too low to the fret board.

If the wood is too wet, the neck will bow forward as the moisture content in the wood becomes even denser than average, leading to strings that are too high off the fret board. This problem occurs if you live in a humid area like the gulf coast of Texas.

The solution for dry wood is to place a guitar humidifier in the case.

LFO