V4lve Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Due to a broken truss rod (see earlier post) the neck is now off my OLP MM3. Thought I would check the straightness now it is at rest (no tension from strings or truss rod) and it has a definate bow. About at least 1mm of natural relief in the middle using the edge of a steel rule along the complete neck length. That doesnt feel right to me. What should i expect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 That would be quite acceptable. Your t/r should have been able to compensate for that even if you mean a back bow or a forward one. Presumably as your t/r has now snapped it bears no influence on the wood right now. In a perfect world it would be dead straight at the moment (with no strings and no t/r) but that need not necessarily be the case as it has spent it's entire life having some degree of bow being forced upon it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V4lve Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share Posted November 21, 2011 Thanks. Going to see a local luthier tomorrow (anyone heard of Sebastian Pecchia?) to get some advice on repairing it myself. Watch this space! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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