Takamine 2-way truss rod guitars User manual

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Takamine revolutionizes the way you adjust your neck.
Traditional acoustic and acoustic-electric guitars allow only one-way truss rod adjustments.
Now Takamine has introduced the new Takamine 2-way truss rod system.
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The new Takamine 2-way truss rod is designed to offer neck adjustment both forward and backward.
Depending upon the climate conditions, guitar necks will naturally bow backward and forward. Acoustic
guitar neck adjustments performed by qualified technicians are a normal maintenance practice to compensate
for these environmental changes.
Adjusting the Takamine 2-Way Truss Rod
Note: adjusting this truss rod should be done only by individuals who know the basic concepts of neck
adjusting and who have an understanding of guitar set-up and |
Access truss rod nut
through soundhole.
Adjustment is made by inserting a 5 millimeter allen wrench into the silver truss rod nut (through the
soundhole), and then turning the nut 1/4 turn for each adjustment until the desired amount of bow (or relief)
isreached. Remember: a silver truss rod nut indicates a 2-way truss rod, a brass nut indicates the traditional
1-way truss rod.
Extreme Forward Bow
To compensate for an extreme forward bow in the neck, turn the truss rod nut CLOCKWISE to pull the
neck back against the string tension.
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To compensate for an extreme back bow in the neck, turn the truss rod nut COUNTER-CLOCKWISE to
move the neck forward into the same direction as the string tension.
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