Explorerlover
Hi All
I was recently given what I was told is a late 60's /early 70's Hofner classical guitar. Plays nice and the neck is a far cry from the usual coke bottle necks you find on classical guitars.
All is well except for a bow in the neck and I have not been able to find the spot where I can adjust the rod.
The headstock has no rod covers and the usual spot just inside the sound hole by the neck also shows no sign on a nut for adjustment.
Is there somewhere else I need to check or could it be that there is no truss rod to begin with.
Thanks
Chocklit_Thunda
There's a strong chance that there wasn't a truss rod... Lots of classic guitars I've seen didn't have one... (Probably hoping that a thick mahogany neck wouldn't bend....)
AlanRatcliffe
Traditionally, nylon string guitars do not have/need truss rods because of the relatively low string tension (about 1/3 of a steel string) and truss rods are specifically made to handle string tension. Usually if there is anything out with the neck, it's something that would not be addressed with truss adjustment anyway (more likely needing fingerboard or fret levelling).
Shibbibilybob
+1 to what Alan said.
Nylon strings offer lower tension and so many classical guitars are built without truss rods.
slyd
In my experience, classical necks tend to grow a forward bow, just through long-term string tension (however low).
Heat-treat and clamp the neck in a partial reverse-bow, to correct this. I have treated a few necks as such, with great results. . :-[
There are plenty of articles on this method on the net, just Google it . .. . .
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As indicated through our educated members, most nylon string/classical guitars do not have a truss rod . .
Explorerlover
Thanks for the info all.
It's not totally unplayable, just thought it needs a bit of adjustment.
