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I am looking for a wholesale seller of a 10/32 allen head truss rod nut that is
about 3/4" long. I have been unable to locate this from MSC, etc. although I
may be looking in the wrong place. LMI has what I want at $3.55 each but I
want 100 at a time and $3.55+ each is just too pricey for me! Can anybody
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Sylvan, Stew Mac sells them for $2.38 each after 12 units.

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Thanks Rod!

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Sylvan,

I sell some that are custom made. They are a bit shorter at 5/8 inch but are 10/32 thread and use a 3/16 hex key. If you were buying 100 I could sell for the same as Stew Mac, well maybe a couple cents cheaper at $2.35 and it includes a nice brass washer. Here is a picture of the nut and of it on a rod with a hex key inserted.



Hope this gives you another useful option.

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Shane -
Thanks for the option. Let me think about it!

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You bet, just e-mail or PM me if you think you want some. They are quite nice! I think that the allen key is bit larger on these ones compared to the Stew Mac ones, that helps out also.

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Sylvan -

I make 10-32 brass nuts, from either 1/4 or 5/16 hex stock, like a
traditional Gibson or Taylor would use. Could make you some - hit me with
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Come on guys, can't we get Frank Ford's "Forum Newbie" tag upgraded to
something more appropriate?

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Maybe something like "Ultra Grizzled Veteran"
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Now if he were from the south, that might sound about right Tracy.

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Ya and help him and Tracy get their "www" live like you helped me out.

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Oh, yeah. Bump him up a notch to "groupie." I'm sure he'll appreciate the
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perhaps there should be an honorary categoy of "guru"!!!!

certainly for those like me who do a lot of repair work he, dan erlewine, don teeter, etc are of that status!crazymanmichael38695.3675


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I still like, "Exalted and Revered Grand Poobah"!

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But what kind of example does it set to cut in front of the line.   

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Yeah, but Frank's always been at the front of the line...the rest of us just didn't see him from so far back!

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Sylvan,

A couple of years ago I got some 10 X 32 1/4" hex nuts online.I forget the name of the company, but they sent me a dozen for samples. If you Google "Hex Standoff Spacers" you will get all kinds of choices. Hope this helps.


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Jimmy -
Thanks for the thought but the truss rod design I want to try with my
instruments mandates that it be adjusted with an allen wrench. The spacers I
think you are talking about would work great if I could get a wrench on them
to adjust but I cannot. An allen wrench through a hole in the transverse
brace is all I've got to work with!

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Gotcha! After I reread your post, I saw that you needed one you could use an allen wrench on.Jimmie D38695.7593287037


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