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My Grandpa's electric guitar has a next problem. The neck is bowed in a downward curve. It can't be adjusted and the action is to high. Can this be fixed. Where is the nearest luthier who could do this Okla. Kansas. Tex. Ark.

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Matthew buddy try Bruce Dickey in Ark. His screen name here on the OLF is "Bruce Dickey".

Good luck.

Matthew, is the truss rod broken, or is it just unable to compensate for the bow? I assume that when you say "downward curve" you mean it has an upbow, where the middle of the neck is bowing towards the player, and the headstock is going "away" from the player. Is that right?

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Mike

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Sorry for not being clear. The truss rod isn't broken. The curve is is really outward i guess. the bend points away from the player, and the headstock toward. Sorry.

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Without seeing the instrument it is hard to tell if the neck is salvageable. One thing is for sure the truss rod will need replaced or repaired. What make and model is it? In any case to get a definitive answer you should take the guitar to an experienced luthier for evaluation. There is just too little info in words alone to say one way or another.

Hi Matthew, Be glad to look at it for you.

It's quite a drive here from Okie Territory.

I'd suggest you go locally to the larger music stores and ask about luthiers in the area.

It can't be adjusted may not be so.

There are luthiers who can torture most necks into obedience.

Good luck, you gotta get grandpa's guitar hitting on all cylinders!

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Michael, it sounds like he has a serious backbow, in which case his truss rod won't help, unless it's a double-action rod.

Just to be sure, Matthew, have you tried loosening the truss rod (counter clockwise) as much as you can?

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Mike

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I understood that. my comment was not that having the truss rod operable would solve the problem but rather he needed to see a qualified luthier for evaluation of the neck problem and at we know the truss rod needs fixed along with any reshaping of the neck that is needed

Michael, I get what you're sayin. My thought was that we don't know if his truss rod needs fixin' or not, since it's a backbow he's dealing with, and I'm guessing that his rod is not a double-action rod. Obviously I don't know for sure though.

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Mike

"The Dude abides. I don't know about you but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' 'er easy for all us sinners. Shoosh." The Stranger

Not a problem Mike! He said it was broken so I was more or less telling him that if and when he has work done on the neck it to be sure to have the truss rod fixed as well.

Ops my poor wording . The trussrod is a single action. We've tried every home cure we can. We live right smack dab on the ok/ar border, so it might not be to much of a drive. It's a gibsun style guitar. An ares pro 2. Best sounding guitar i ever heard too.

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My guess it was left un strung with the broken truss rod and laying flat for a while and humidity caused the neck to belly the neck will likely need removed and coaxed bak to flat. If i remember right that is set neck not a bolt-on. I am pretty sure that the neck will be able to be flattend un less it has a bad twist as well.

Michael, I think you might have misread Matthew's earlier post. He said the truss rod isn't broken.

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Mike

"The Dude abides. I don't know about you but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' 'er easy for all us sinners. Shoosh." The Stranger

your right I did

Don't worry, it happens to me all the time!!!

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Mike

"The Dude abides. I don't know about you but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' 'er easy for all us sinners. Shoosh." The Stranger