Skol303 Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 This coming weekend I'm planning to strip down a cheap 'project' bass I have and remove the resin finish on the body. I've already set up a thread about this impending nightmare [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/196051-how-easy-is-it-to-remove-a-polyresin-finish/"]here[/url]. I'm obviously going to remove the neck from the body while stripping the resin. And if I don't get the job finished over the weekend, it may be a couple of months before I get round to completing it and re-attaching the neck (I'm staying with relatives and using their workshop/tools). If that's the case, and I have to leave the neck un-strung for a few months, then should I slacken the truss rod to compensate? Or should I leave it well alone? Apologies if this has been asked a billion times before! I did a search and read some related discussions, but there's seems to be a lot of conflicting opinion on the subject. Any advice gratefully received! Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 opinion does conflict. IME however, I have forgotten to do anything to many necks that I have taken off, and then left lying about for projects that never get finished. When they are finally done, I do any tweaking that needs doing after it's firmly slapped on an instrument. never had any problems. Leave it, you'll be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettsguitars Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 It wouldn't hurt to loosen it off and will take 5 seconds. I shouldn't leave it in a backbow forever, not that it necessarily will do any damage but It'll give you peace of mind if nothing else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted February 4, 2013 Author Share Posted February 4, 2013 Cheers guys! I might just loosen it off by a half turn (at 1/4 per day) to be on the safe side. Last time I took the neck off for about a week (while de-fretting it) and didn't bother, as I figured it wouldn't cause any problems in that time. But this could well be much longer if things go wrong... which they almost certainly will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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