| Title: | GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion |
| Notice: | Discussion of the finer stringed instruments |
| Moderator: | KDX200::COOPER |
| Created: | Thu Aug 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3280 |
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I have just gotten a new Martin acoustic (from Mandolin Bros) and
would like the action adjusted. I'd like to save a trip to NYC,
so I called them to ask what needs to be done to it, and they figured
it probably needs a trussrod adjustment. They indicated that it
was a rather routine, simple adjustment, but I'm not really confident
enough to do it myself. Does anyone know of a place in the Nashua
area that has reasonably competent tech people to make this adjustment?
(preferably where I wouldn't have to leave the guitar for very long).
Thanks.
john
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| 775.1 | Ditto for Marlboro | ONID::LACHIUSA | Natural Stupidity | Mon Aug 15 1988 13:53 | 6 |
Yes I need the same info
only for the Marlboro area.
I'd gladly take a pointer to another note that has the info, but
my usual techniques didn't yeid one. I need my truss-rod adjusted.
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| 775.2 | Yes... | NITMOI::MELENDEZ | Mon Aug 15 1988 14:14 | 2 | |
I think is note 596 what you are looking for.
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| 775.3 | a caution | BOEHM::SUDAMA | Living is easy with eyes closed... | Mon Aug 15 1988 14:45 | 32 |
Check out 596 for references, as Miguel has suggested. But I have
a comment on your original question:
> I have just gotten a new Martin acoustic (from Mandolin Bros) and
> would like the action adjusted. I'd like to save a trip to NYC,
> so I called them to ask what needs to be done to it, and they figured
> it probably needs a trussrod adjustment. They indicated that it
> was a rather routine, simple adjustment...
You didn't say what kind of Martin you have, and I don't know who you
talked to at the store, but this information sounds misleading. Martin
acoustics generally do not have adjustable truss rods, they have a
steel bar embedded in the neck. This is guaranteed never to warp for
the lifetime of the guitar, or Martin will repair it at their expense.
The only adjustments that can be made to the action on a Martin
are raising or lowering the bridge saddle or nut, and filing the
frets as needed. Martins general come set up with the action fairly
high, because its easier to lower it than it is to raise it. The
thing that will probably have to be done is to lower the bridge
saddle. This is not a big deal in itself, but on my Martin I had
to shave away a fair amount of the bridge in order to get the saddle
down to a height I felt comfortable with, because the bridge itself
was too thick to allow the saddle to be lowered that much. Any work
of this nature definitely requires some skill, and if you value
the guitar, which I'm sure you probably do, take it to somebody
good. Richard Stanley and the Music Emporium have both been highly
recommended in this conference, although I have no personal experience
with either myself.
Ram (who_hacks_on_his_own_guitars_in_spite_of_the_risks -
_because_he_thinks_it's_fun_and_he's_too_cheap_to_pay_somebody_else)
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| 775.4 | yes it does | SPHINX::WEBER | Mon Aug 15 1988 15:43 | 5 | |
.3 was true until a few years ago, but Martin has finally figured
out what everyone else had known for 50 years, so your guitar does
have an adjustable truss rod. You should learn to adjust it yourself;
it's easy and should probably be done once or twice a year.
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| 775.5 | Budget Martins have it now | ONID::LACHIUSA | Natural Stupidity | Tue Aug 16 1988 18:11 | 6 |
Yes mine is a budget Martin and does have a truss rod. Is
there a general truss rod adjusting note? I remember one with
a title of action adjustment or something...I'll look.
/D
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