Guitarsid -> RE: Truss Rod? (Oct. 4 2013 17:25:59)
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I'm wondering how necessary it is. Do you guys have them? My Cordoba has a truss rod, it is absolutely great, and it is about time a nylon builder finally has recognized and accepted the overwhelming advantages they provide, with no disadvantages whatsoever, positively none. But old traditions are sacrosanct and it will be a very long time before most will ever come around. Obviously, you can make nylon guitars without them and get by, but you can make them much better by installing one. In some instances, a simple turn of the allen wrench will do the same as what removing the frets, planing the board, and thus changing the neck thickness, reinstalling the frets, redressing, and in the process, eliminate the cost, labor, downtime involved. It allows for tweaks when the wood moves, when different tension strings are used, and it provides opposing resistance to the string tension which results in more stability over the entire life of the guitar's neck. And nylons do exert more than enough pressure to induce a front bow and to distort the profile with time.
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