avengers63 Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 Karosa neck I recently bought this neck. The truss rod is rattling around inside the neck! I've never encountered this before. I emailed the maker, but he hasn't replied yet. Does it just need to be tightened up so it's secure, or could something be wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 Have you strung the neck up yet? All the rattle issues I've ever had with truss rods have disappeared when under string tension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 If it's a double action rod then it needs some tension in order to be secured to stop rattling. Not all of them are the same though. You could adjust the nut to put some tension on the rod and see what happens. Another thing to note is that banging then neck around(slapping it into your hand, putting on work bench, moving it and setting it down less than gently, etc.) will cause the truss rod to make noises now and then. Also, power tools will cause abnormal vibrations. The truss rod channel itself is usually slightly larger than the active rod. Because of the "wiggle room" the truss rod will "wiggle" until it's under some stress. In short, you most likely need to have some tension on it first. -Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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