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pjpalfi · Post by **pjpalfi** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:55 pm

hi everyone,
new member here & I'm just about to start building my first guitar - a bolt on neck solidbody. I'll probably only get an hour or two a week to work on it, so it will be a long, slow process - especially with the fairly bare workshop I have! LOL. Hoping to have it done by the end of the year!
First question - I have a Gotoh 2 way truss rod - does the channel have to be routed with a slight curve at the middle, to allow for a slight forward bow? Or is a flat channel OK.
Also am I right in assuming these rods go in taped side down (solid metal side facing the fingerboard)?
Cheers,
PJ

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 4:11 pm

Welcome to the forum PJ,

Answers to your questions:

1. I use LMI's two way truss rods in my acoustics and my channels are flat bottomed (ie no curve).
2. I havent seen the Gotoh two way rod but on the LMI two way rod the solid metal bar faces up and the rotating part of the rod faces down.

Cheers Martin

Bob Connor · Post by **Bob Connor** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:37 pm

G'day PJ and welcome to the forum.

The taped side does go down with the Gotoh two way and there is no need to route a curve into the channel into which the truss rod sits.

pjpalfi · Post by **pjpalfi** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 7:16 pm

thanks for the welcome & the tips.
PJ

Kim · Post by **Kim** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:53 pm

Hey PJ,

Welcome to the ANZLF

Always good for a forum to have new blood, looking forward to your input.

Cheers

Kim

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