maton square head truss rod adjuster

[old_picker]

Wonder if any knows the size of this adjuster head?
looks like i might have to cobble one up out of tubing-
maton have the new one listed

got a beat up old bg808 in for a clean up
got a crack in the side so while out on loan the owners mate put contact over the sides to cover it up "to look better"

stone the crows what goes through these young blokes heads???

[simso]

7mm square, buy an 8mm 12 point socket

[garryalb]

I think they are 1/4", have just silver soldered a 1/4" drive socket to a rod for adjustment through the tail block or put a 5mm socket reversed on an allen key for soundhole adjustment.

Garry.

[jeffhigh]

The tool I have for it is 1/4" square across the flats and 7/16 OD

[simso]

Just measured and checked the maton supplied tool, its actually a 7mm 12 point socket

[jeffhigh]

If you are doing a big old Maton archie like this one that came in yesterday, you will need the long rod tool with small od on the head to fit through the endpin hole.
Got this one from Haworth guitars a few years ago.

[kiwigeo]

If you are doing a big old Maton archie like this one that came in yesterday, you will need the long rod tool with small od on the head to fit through the endpin hole.
Got this one from Haworth guitars a few years ago.

Why do I immediately think of a Proctologist when I look at that photo?

[jeffhigh]

And I resisted the urge to make Arse jokes......

[demonx]

Just measured and checked the maton supplied tool, its actually a 7mm 12 point socket

EDIT: Nevermind, I just found a 5/16” that works a treat

Old thread bump:

I just bought a long neck 7mm twelve point socket and it doesn’t fit! Seems to be too small.

I can’t test any of my normal sockets as they’re too large to fit into the recess, can anyone confirm the exact size before I make another drive into the city!

[WJ Guitars]

I also purchased the extension version truss rod adjuster tool for my now 47 year old FG 150, !2 string, Acoustic Maton Guitar, about 15 years ago from the Guitar Factory, Parramatta. At first I found it difficult after taking off the strap tail button and then sliding it in to align and fit into the truss rod.

Wayne
https://wjguitars.wixsite.com/mysite-1

[Trevor Gore]

Many, many years ago I made a Maton truss rod adjuster from a drum brake adjusting tool. It was a Z shaped tool with square sockets on each end, one of which was the right size. I chopped that end off and cut a slot in the stub so I could use it with a screw driver.

Just did a Google search and couldn't find anything like what I had. This tool is a ring spanner version of the socket thing I had, FWIW. If you're old enough, you might find one like I had in your bucket of dead tools...