| Probably one of worst feelings in the world has to be when you break the truss rod in you guitar. That's what happened when the owner tried to tighten the rod on this FG-512 Yamaha 12 string. Hey, it happens to the best of us. |
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| This rod broke deep inside the neck, so there is no easy way to repair. The first step is to remove the fingerboard, shown here. This is done with heat and thin blade spatula. |
| Here's what a channel type truss rod looks like. The top one is the original. Below it is the replacement, which will be cut to length and threaded. |
| Click on any picture for a larger view |
| After replacing the rod and gluing the fingerboad back, frets and nut, the entire neck gets a tough-up. Not a cheap repair, but not a total loss either. |
| A TIP FOR SAFELY ADJUSTING A TRUSS ROD First, try to loosen the rod before tightening it. This help break the nut loose and prevents over-stressing the rod. If the nut seems stuck, don't force it. If you don't feel comfortable with it, take it to repair shop. It may take some heat to break it loose. Or they may need to soak the guitar in WD-40 (kidding). |