My Accoustic scares me .....

[Picker]

Well... ok, not the guitar itself, but doing my own work on it. Right now the intonation is off (12th fret sharp compared to open).

 

I was thinking about trying to adjust it myself, but am a little gun-shy about it. I do have a guitar book that explains the process of adjusting the truss rod etc., but am worried about causing damage if I do it wrong.

 

Any advice?

[JasmineTea]

If I was gonna do it, I'd get a few saddle blanks and plenty of extra strings. Set your original saddle aside so that if you just can't get it no matter what, at least you still have the original.

 

Sharp means you need to file the front of the saddle. The string needs to be longer.

 

I've set intonation on plenty of electrics, prefer compensated saddles for acoustic. They've been close enough so far.

 

Go for it.

[BMCS]

Have you check with a local shop to see what they would charge? I know it can be fun doing it yourself, but it can be a pain in the butt too.

 

You didn't say what model guitar you have, but if it were anything of value, emotionally or money wise I'd see what the cost would be. You may be without it a few days, but worth it in the long run.

 

To me anyhow:)

[social]

Acoustic intonation is always slightly problematic. Making a correctly compensated saddle isn't, in my opion, a DIY type of job unless your very serious about learning guitar repair.

 

This is one of those jobs I really can't reccomend tackling on your own, chances are having it proffessionally done will only run you in the 40-60$ range, and the money is well spent.

[JacoMon]

Ex-nay on the truss rod for intonation problems. As stated earlier (in case you didn't get it- not to be condescending) it is a saddle/ string length issue. I beleive you can get some saddle blanks that have a generic adjustment pre-cut in the top. This way you would just be adjusting the fit to your slot, and of coarse the height. On the height adjustment is where the truss rod comed into play. But don't go nuts cranking on the truss rod unless you have some idea of what you are doing. Good Luck! (my 2 cents)

[nylon rock]

Someone told me recently about truss rods that you definitely do not want to make large adjustments rapidly. The reason that instructions on truss rod adjustment are always just a 1/4th turn and then live with that for a few days is that if you go beyond that, you start to pull on the top differently than it had been pulled on before.

 

You're just thinking straighten the neck, but what results may have nothing to do with that. You can get finish cracking on the top if you go overboard with the truss rod. Something you never would have thought of.

[JasmineTea]

saddles -R- us

[BMCS]

 

Originally posted by JasmineTea saddles -R- us

 

 

I just ordered a saddle and bridge pins from him. Haven't received them yet, but seems like a really cool guy and very responsive. I hope his parts are as good:cool:

[hanban]

 

Originally posted by nylon rock Someone told me recently about truss rods that you definitely do not want to make large adjustments rapidly. The reason that instructions on truss rod adjustment are always just a 1/4th turn and then live with that for a few days is that if you go beyond that, you start to pull on the top differently than it had been pulled on before. You're just thinking straighten the neck, but what results may have nothing to do with that. You can get finish cracking on the top if you go overboard with the truss rod. Something you never would have thought of.

 

 

Yup, I got 4-5 cm finish crack on my acoustic , i only turn it even less than 1/4 turn, but the guitar arrived half way across the world to me, guess the wood was too stressed from the trip.

 

but its just a finish crack , dosnt go through the wood, so i dont really care.

 

can those finish cracks expand?