Thanks if you can suggest anything for this problem.....
OK so i have a 1978 Fender American Standard Strat.
I have just changed the strings to a different gauge and go to adjust the truss rod, i usually start at 10 thou relief at the 7th fret with a set of feeler gauges.
i move the truss rod a 1/4 turn, it doesn't feel stuck or binding and turns smooth, phew. I recheck the feelers, still the same gap, i give it another 1/4 turn and so on and so on.
After I have done a turn and a half i think "this cant be right", and then i notice that the little bit of dark wood that sits in the truss rod hole in the headstock has pushed out by a few mm.
a few questions on this;
This aint good is it? Is it the sign of something terminal ?
Can i just back it out using the truss rod then reglue it in place?
In the meantime I just went back to 10s and the relief/action is OK with that gauge.