ras52 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Hi, if I want to increase neck relief by [i]loosening [/i]the truss rod, is it necessary/recommended to slacken the strings first? (Trying to avoid metal fatigue - I've previously done a little-by-little adjustment on an acoustic g**t*r, slackening and retightening each time, and broke two brand new strings in the process .) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 No need to slacken the strings when increasing relief, just do it little by little, 1/8 turn at a time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 [quote name='ras52' post='1089460' date='Jan 14 2011, 03:41 PM']Hi, if I want to increase neck relief by [i]loosening [/i]the truss rod, is it necessary/recommended to slacken the strings first?[/quote] Nope If you're slackening the truss rod you are allowing the strings to pull the neck forwards (thus decreasing the string tension). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 Thanks guys - that what common sense was telling me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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