Peavey Beantown Boom Stick

chilipeppermaniac said:
When I read discussions about neck relief and truss rod adjustments, I feel I should bring something up I feel might save some major headaches from either stripped TRod nuts,, T rod breaks, and all manner of potential OOPs moments when attempting to make a neck good and flat.

I believe the real function of a truss rod is to keep the neck stable and straight rather than to take out large bows in them. So, if one has a fairly large bow in their neck to a point such as it seems Ray's Peavey is, I hear it is better to put your neck in a jig and basically use clamps to take out the bow and then adjust the nut on the T rod to hold the neck straight. If the neck is close and just needs a smidge of adjustment to make it straight, then small turns of the T rod nut should be fine to bring it into spec.

If anyone else has tips and hints regarding neck stability before/during/ after adjustment please feel free to enlighten me. I kind of always saw mention of making small adjustments, then give the neck time to settle in. Then if still need be, make another small adjustment and let sit. Basically don't over do it and force a neck straight, using the T rod.
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I think your reasoning is sound, but I have little faith in necks correcting under tension. This may be diu to my impatience. In any event, it is not a strategy in this case because this board needed fixing.
 
RVA said:
I think your reasoning is sound, but I have little faith in necks correcting under tension. This may be diu to my impatience. In any event, it is not a strategy in this case because this board needed fixing.
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Ray, I understand about your need to fix an "uneven" board. However, if a board is good and one can clearly see too much bow vs. just a minor easily adjustable bow, this is what I think I understand is a good case to utilize clamping. I see the logic of taking most of the counteracting force off the neck and then either loosening or tightening the neck with easy turns of the nut instead of "cranking" it till it either goes straight or on the bad side, breaks something.
 
So, with the TR fully loose, I still have not acheived flattness/no relief, despite how much wood I have removed

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But, it gets there with the TR tightened 80% of the way

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I will attempt to reduce that 80% number so there is more adjustment for relief, but at this juncture I am very hopeful for a good result!
 
Wow! There’s still a marker dot left at 19th!?!?

Looks great Ray!
I hope the rosewood sticks around!
Thanks!
 
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Wow! Nice progress sir!
Looking good! Although, I know there’s a ways to go.
Have I said “thank you” yet?...well...Thank you!
 
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