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mikev

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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 2:09 am

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What is the typical truss rod grove filler strip everyone uses. I ask because yesterday I was fooling around with a neck I had made a while back, fretboard removed, I was just cranking on the truss rod to see how much deflection I could get, but mostly all I got was compression in the filler strip which was made of spruce. The neck was maple and was profiled. should I have used a maple, or other hard wood, filler.
thanks. Mike

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peterm

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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 2:45 am

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Same as the neck for me too....

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L. Presnall

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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 2:46 am

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What Todd said!

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Michael Dale Payne

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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 2:47 am

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I use LMI TRSD truss rods. the do not require a fill cap

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CarltonM

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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 3:41 am

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I have a low-end Guild electric that had a trashed fingerboard; and when I took it off I found a filler strip of beautiful, curly maple! I was glad to see that they didn't just throw away good wood scraps.

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Howard Klepper

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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 4:42 am

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Hard maple. Always.

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mikev

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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:00 am

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ok, i get it, 5 votes for hard wood, one cheater

and not a single vote for spruce.. Its hardwood from now on. Thanks..

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Michael Dale Payne

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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:05 am

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Cheater...well I'll be

just kidding

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mikev

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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 12:42 pm

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thanks for the chuckle... besides sometimes its good to cheat. Are you using the hot rod truss rods. I have little experience overall, and non with the push-pull type. But now I know there is a truss rod out there that can save you one step.Trying to grab as much knowledge as I can..
Mike

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Michael Dale Payne

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Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:15 am

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No I am using LMI's TRSD two way rod it works like the Hot Rod but is .250 wide on the top flat bar.

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