Martin Style Truss Rod

Single action adjustable truss rod for martin installation instructions.

Martin style truss rod.

The aluminum u channel has an internal 3 16 steel rod and a 5mm allen adjusting nut with washer. To release or add tension to the neck you will need a 5 mm allen wrench with a 4 inch handle item 13wr0001. Martin started using adjustable truss rods in 1985. I 1177 the single action adjustable truss rod requires a straight 0 400 deep slot measured from the flat fingerboard surface of the neck.

Oh yes i do have an opinion. Use the martin guitar allen truss rod wrench to adjust your guitar s neck to achieve the action you desire. M6 x 1 0 thread width. Martin acoustic guitar needs special allen or he.

Now the adjustable rod is a standard feature of martin and most other steel string guitars. Here is edwin s another guitar tip. This time he showed how to adjust truss rod on a martin acoustic guitar. Adjustable truss rods are amazing.

Strong aluminum one way truss rod similar to the design used by martin for many years. Around 1985 martin finally started using an adjustable rod which can be reached through the soundhole for adjustment. Includes a 4 1 2 bent leg. The adjustable rod allowed martin to make their necks a bit slimmer to meet popular requests.

Everything they built prior had a non adjustable truss rod and in the 70 s the truss rod consisted of a inch square tube. Over the years the tension from the strings will pull the neck forward. The truss rod is accessed through the guitar s sound hole. Get it as soon as wed sep 23.

The truss rod is accessed through the guitar s sound hole. 4 9 out of 5 stars 93. Without them we re more limited in what we can do during a setup as an aside while vigier make great guitars i d happily give up all the carbon fibre solidness for the chance to tweak the truss rod when needed. They allow us to tailor the neck relief to suit a player s style.