Official Luthiers Forum!

I'm looking for ideas for a truss rod cover for my ebony peg head. I don't recall seeing a show and tell on this? Thanks all!

_________________
A higher purpose for wood.
Rich Smith
Issaquah, WA

Here's mine. I've decided to go with two small mounting screws and decided to use an off cut from the headstock veneer to match the wood. The screws will match the tuners ie: gold for gold and chrome for chrome.

_________________
My Facebook Guitar Page

"There's really no wrong way, as long as the results are what's desired." Charles Fox

"We have to constantly remind ourselves what we're doing....No Luthier is putting a man on the moon!" Harry Fleishman

"Generosity is always different in the eye of the person who didn't receive anything, but who wanted some." Waddy Thomson

Like Rod, I like to use the same material as the headstock veneer. Mine are attached with a rare earth magnet set into the headstock and a washer glued to the cover.

Here's mine, inspired by Mario Bearegard's design.
I've always preferred the look of no screws, so on my last I used two pairs of tiny magnets, NOT flush mounted (so the cover kind of snaps into the right position)

_________________
Dave
Milton, ON

These are cool guys! Where do you get the little magnets? Rod, my peghead looks alot like yours - also will be using Gotoh 510s.

_________________
A higher purpose for wood.
Rich Smith
Issaquah, WA

I got mine from a fairly local distributor of similar stuff - Indigo Instruments in Waterloo, On. They're 3mm x 1mm & cheap ($3 for 20).

_________________
Dave
Milton, ON

Ricardo:
Here's mine, I made it with various bits of the same woods, it is a planned part of the trim scheme. Held on with a small wooden tongue under the nut and a magnet. The inlay matches everything else. Mikey

_________________
The Biggest Little City, Nevada
www.hammondguitars.com
I love building guitars!

Very nice Mikey. Good idea that tongue under the nut!

_________________
A higher purpose for wood.
Rich Smith
Issaquah, WA