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I can't decide which end is better.

I like it at the headblock, by using a long key and a locating channel I can still get to it strung up.

I like the aesthetics of the headblock, but I'm now going in at the headstock. Too many years at a repair bench I guess....

Steve

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Thats true Steve

No doubt that the headstock version is more acessable

Headstock for me as well. I find it much easier to work with.

Josh

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   I epoxy the rod into my channel along with two 3/16" by 3/8" carbon fiber bars to give added rigidity.

   I still access the adjuster through the top brace at the neck side of the soundhole. I'll probably always use this approach since I've never liked the loss of material at the critical transition from neck to headstock with the inherent and unavoidable runout that occurs with the angle there.

   I also like doing custom inlay in the headstock and the truss rod cover just takes up more space than I want to give up. Certainly nothing against anyone who uses the headstock adjustment approach since they've all proven to get great results with it.

    Just like Steve Kinnaird said, "Too many years at the repair bench, I guess." I've repaired enough broken headstocks that may have stayed intact during a fall had that extra material been present in the transition portion of the neck/headstock. With the right tool the acces through the soundhole is as easy as any and you dont have to remove a cover or keep track of those screws for it on your bench top...just spread the strings and adjust under full tension.

Just my way and opinion, though.

Regards,
Kevin Gallagher/Omega GuitarsKevin Gallagher38544.4650115741

I hate making that little headstock truss rod cover and would wait till the rest ot the guitar was completely finished and then I was stuck finishing that little thing all by itself. I now flip it around.

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I use to hate the looks of the truss nut covers on peghead but then I started building and repairing and soon got over it

I like to take the truss rod cover and inlay the customers initials on it, if they want it. That way their guitar gets a personal touch and the truss rod cover can be replaced should they ever sell it.

Josh

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I got over my hatred of the truss rod cover (the appearance, that is) by making the cover match the peghead overlay exactly. Same material, finished gloss, w/ a black recessed screw that is nearly invisible against a dark background. Anyway, it doesn't detract from the lines of the head, and as Josh states, you can also do some inlay there.

Kevin, I hear ya on the structural aspect. I always stiffen the peghead with "ears" glued to the sides, whose grain runs in the long direction. If I'm really worried about strength, I'll laminate the back of the head with added veneers, which makes that part of the guitar just about the strongest part of the entire assembly.

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