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Author:  Jaybird840 [ Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:17 am ]
Post subject:  My rod is too long....

This is build #2 for me.... It's a 12 fret parlor with a 24.375" scale length. I had originally planned on doing a mortise/tenon neck joint using barrel bolts as you can see I've laid out on the neck. This would appear to work with the Allied 12 fret truss rod. However, I've considered switching to a Mottola et. al. style butt joint neck with anchors in the heel. For that arrangement, it appears that the truss rod would protrude too far out the heel of the neck to be solidly anchored. Thoughts? Workarounds?

Thanks all!

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Author:  WudWerkr [ Sat Jul 14, 2012 11:15 am ]
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Stick with orig plan . I find that when I change ideas in the middle , I generally create headaches that I didnt see comming .

Author:  Tai Fu [ Sat Jul 14, 2012 11:40 am ]
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cut slots in the body for the rod, and the fingerboard extension should hide it.

Author:  TRein [ Sat Jul 14, 2012 12:54 pm ]
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LMI sells a 12-fret rod that is just a bit shorter than Allied's. I ran into a similar situation with a short scale 12-fret 00. The length of the LMI rod was perfect.

Author:  theguitarwhisperer [ Sat Jul 14, 2012 1:40 pm ]
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........that's what she said.......

Author:  Pat Foster [ Sat Jul 14, 2012 1:54 pm ]
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I needed a short truss rod, and had a 14-fret Martin 2-way sitting around. Cutting it down was pretty easy.

Pat


edit:

Perhaps not so with the Allied rod.

Author:  Lavrov Guitars [ Sun Jul 15, 2012 2:01 am ]
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theguitarwhisperer wrote:
........that's what she said.......

laughing6-hehe that's what I was gonna say!

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