Neck Straightness at Rest (off the bass and no truss rod)

[V4lve]

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?

[Ou7shined]

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.

[V4lve]

Thanks. Going to see a local luthier tomorrow (anyone heard of Sebastian Pecchia?) to get some advice on repairing it myself. Watch this space!