neck stress

phaeton

hey, i'm worried about stressing my necks.

if i unstring a guitar then string it up to full pitch in a few minutes or so am i harming the neck (especially if its old) likewise if i have my truss rod nut loose is that bad?

yoreel

phaeton said: hey, i'm worried about stressing my necks.
if i unstring a guitar then string it up to full pitch in a few minutes or so am i harming the neck (especially if its old) likewise if i have my truss rod nut loose is that bad?

As far as the re-stringinging is concerned, in my opinion you have no problem, I have a few vintage guitars & I always re-string directly after removing the strings & cleaning up etc.

The truss rod issue is another matter, why is it loose ?

Surely it should be tight to your set up requirements ?

Aug

if you have a guitar at 440 concert tuning, and cut the strings directly with a pair of wire cutters, all you are doing is letting the neck return to it's natural position. No harm can come from this, ever. You are fine.

phaeton

thats ok then

when i say loose i mean i've slacked it off untill the screw isn't pulling any tension and will turn freely (the neck won't bend up at all) and i read someone saying about slacking off the screw then tunring a little till it starts to pull tension

Aug

phaeton said: thats ok then
when i say loose i mean i've slacked it off untill the screw isn't pulling any tension and will turn freely (the neck won't bend up at all) and i read someone saying about slacking off the screw then tunring a little till it starts to pull tension

yea, usually 1/8th or 3/16ths of a turn will do.

tragictravisty

...whyd you do that?