Martin Style Truss Rod Install

To release or add tension to the neck you will need a 5 mm allen wrench with a 4 inch handle item 13wr0001.

Martin style truss rod install.

Our two way truss rod provides the ability to adjust the tension of martin guitars. Adjustable truss rods are amazing. Truss rods neck parts. Before installing the truss rod wrap it with teflon tape to eliminate rattling noises that may occur when the truss rod is in the neutral position in the neck.

The aluminum u channel has an internal 3 16 steel rod and a 5mm allen adjusting nut with washer. Luthier and instructor robert o brien discusses truss rods and demonstrates ways to install them. Trsta truss rod single action 13 1 4 x 3 8 overall length 14 19 54. Install the truss rod.

So if your question is about installing one on a martin factory neck that you bought from gmc or in a kit for example then that s what you are stuck with nothing wrong with it by the way. They allow us to tailor the neck relief to suit a player s style. M6 x 1 0 thread width. The truss rod channel should be deep enough to fit the truss rod but no deeper.

Truss rod nut fender style. I 1177 the single action adjustable truss rod requires a straight 0 400 deep slot measured from the flat fingerboard surface of the neck. Single action adjustable truss rod for martin installation instructions. The truss rod is accessed through the guitar s sound hole.

The truss rod is accessed through the guitar s sound hole.