vmaxblues Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Hi All, Recently acquired a lovely old Nightingale bass, sounds fab, but in setting it up I found an issue with the truss rod adjuster. Some time in it's history someone has chewed the allen head on the adjuster, it is brass. [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/vmaxblues/media/IMG_3007_zps0im8g9ff.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/vmaxblues/IMG_3007_zps0im8g9ff.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/vmaxblues/media/IMG_3008_zpskfo5e3bm.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/vmaxblues/IMG_3008_zpskfo5e3bm.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Is this a case of removing the brass nut and replacing it, assuming I can remove it? Or is this a fretboard off job? Any insights would be welcome, I am about to take it to a luthier but would be interested in your views. Cheers Stuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Do you know what size hex it's supposed to be? I had some luck once using the nearest sized Torx bit in a mashed 5mm hex- the shape meant that it found what little remained of the edges and was able to turn it. T27 -> 4.95mm (great for 5mm hex) T20 -> 3.84mm (might work in a 4mm hex, but it's a tad small) Worth a shot if it's mangled already... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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