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How to Adjust the Truss Rod on an Acoustic Guitar

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    • Unwind and remove the strings

    • Turn the tuning pegs to release tension in the strings, and then pull the strings away, detaching them from the headstock

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    • Remove the truss rod cover with the necessary tool (depending on your guitar).

    • A Phillips 0 screwdriver is used here to unscrew the 2 x 1/4" Small Phillips guitar screws from the truss rod cover.

    • There are three screws holding the truss rod cover in place.

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    • Use the Allen Wrench to adjust the truss rod according to the warp of the neck.

    • For a forward or “U-shaped” bow, turn the truss rod counterclockwise. For a backward bow adjustment, adjust the truss rod clockwise.

    • A “U-shaped” bow is too tight; it has extra space toward the center of the neck, and bows outward and toward the strings. A backward bow is too loose; it arches inward and away from the strings.

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    • Re-string the guitar by reattatching them to the headstock.

    • Turn the tuning pegs to bring the strings back to tension.

    • At the same time, adjust the bridge evenly with the neck ( if it is not already glued into the saddle) by moving it with your hand.

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    • Using your eyes or a metal ruler, check the distance from the strings to the frets on the neck.

    • You can use a metal ruler to measure out approximately 2.5 mm for an acoustic guitar, depending on your preference.

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    • Using the Allen Wrench, make any final adjustments to the truss while the strings are at tension.

    • You may use a tuner to help adjust the strings to the desired tension

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    • Replace the truss rod cover.

    • Re-tune the guitar.

Conclusión

Reattach the truss rod cover to the headstock of your guitar using the 2 x 1/4 “ Phillips screws and Phillips 0 screwdriver.

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