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tools question
Ok, in the box with the guitar were two l shaped tools. One is large and one
is very small. What are these for?
Ok, in the box with the guitar were two l shaped tools. One is large and one
is very small. What are these for?
Re: tools question
On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:33:54 -0500, Robert Riddle <captinlogic@gmail,com > wrote:
| Ok, in the box with the guitar were two l shaped tools. One is large and one
| is very small. What are these for?
certainly one will be a hex/allen key for neck adjustments i'd guess.
the other, i dunno
On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:33:54 -0500, Robert Riddle <captinlogic@gmail,com > wrote:
| Ok, in the box with the guitar were two l shaped tools. One is large and one
| is very small. What are these for?
certainly one will be a hex/allen key for neck adjustments i'd guess.
the other, i dunno
Re: tools question
On 26 Mar 2008, "Robert Riddle" <captinlogic@gmail,com > wrote in
alt.guitar.beginner:
> Ok, in the box with the guitar were two l shaped tools. One is
> large and one is very small. What are these for?
They are probably Allen wrenches for adjusting the bridge and neck
truss rod.
On 26 Mar 2008, "Robert Riddle" <captinlogic@gmail,com > wrote in
alt.guitar.beginner:
> Ok, in the box with the guitar were two l shaped tools. One is
> large and one is very small. What are these for?
They are probably Allen wrenches for adjusting the bridge and neck
truss rod.
Re: tools question
"Nil" <rednoise+news@REMOVETHIScomcast,net > wrote in message
news:Xns9A6DA92956D31nilch1@216.196.97.136...
> On 26 Mar 2008, "Robert Riddle" <captinlogic@gmail,com > wrote in
> alt.guitar.beginner:
>
>> Ok, in the box with the guitar were two l shaped tools. One is
>> large and one is very small. What are these for?
>
> They are probably Allen wrenches for adjusting the bridge and neck
> truss rod.
Which one does what, and how do I use them? Also, I see some screws
corresponding to each string. What do these do?
"Nil" <rednoise+news@REMOVETHIScomcast,net > wrote in message
news:Xns9A6DA92956D31nilch1@216.196.97.136...
> On 26 Mar 2008, "Robert Riddle" <captinlogic@gmail,com > wrote in
> alt.guitar.beginner:
>
>> Ok, in the box with the guitar were two l shaped tools. One is
>> large and one is very small. What are these for?
>
> They are probably Allen wrenches for adjusting the bridge and neck
> truss rod.
Which one does what, and how do I use them? Also, I see some screws
corresponding to each string. What do these do?
Re: tools question
On 26 Mar 2008, "Robert Riddle" <captinlogic@gmail,com > wrote in
alt.guitar.beginner:
> Which one does what, and how do I use them? Also, I see some screws
> corresponding to each string. What do these do?
I'd have to see them to say. You should check out the instructions. YOu
don't say what kind of guitar this is, but if it's a Fender, there is
usually a very narrow one for raising the bridge saddle height, and a
larger one for adjusting the bow of the neck.
If you don't know what you're doing, I'd avoid using the tools. You can
safely tweak the bridge without damaging anything, besides putting it
hopelessly out of intonation and losing the parts, but you can damage
the neck by turning the truss rod adjustment wrong.
Again, check out the instructions. There are setup guides on Fender's
web site. Here's the one for the Stratocaster.
http :// www .fender,com /support/stratocaster.php
On 26 Mar 2008, "Robert Riddle" <captinlogic@gmail,com > wrote in
alt.guitar.beginner:
> Which one does what, and how do I use them? Also, I see some screws
> corresponding to each string. What do these do?
I'd have to see them to say. You should check out the instructions. YOu
don't say what kind of guitar this is, but if it's a Fender, there is
usually a very narrow one for raising the bridge saddle height, and a
larger one for adjusting the bow of the neck.
If you don't know what you're doing, I'd avoid using the tools. You can
safely tweak the bridge without damaging anything, besides putting it
hopelessly out of intonation and losing the parts, but you can damage
the neck by turning the truss rod adjustment wrong.
Again, check out the instructions. There are setup guides on Fender's
web site. Here's the one for the Stratocaster.
http :// www .fender,com /support/stratocaster.php
Re: tools question
"Nil" <rednoise+news@REMOVETHIScomcast,net > wrote in message
news:Xns9A6DAC6563117nilch1@216.196.97.136...
> On 26 Mar 2008, "Robert Riddle" <captinlogic@gmail,com > wrote in
> alt.guitar.beginner:
>
>> Which one does what, and how do I use them? Also, I see some screws
>> corresponding to each string. What do these do?
>
> I'd have to see them to say. You should check out the instructions. YOu
> don't say what kind of guitar this is, but if it's a Fender, there is
> usually a very narrow one for raising the bridge saddle height, and a
> larger one for adjusting the bow of the neck.
>
> If you don't know what you're doing, I'd avoid using the tools. You can
> safely tweak the bridge without damaging anything, besides putting it
> hopelessly out of intonation and losing the parts, but you can damage
> the neck by turning the truss rod adjustment wrong.
>
> Again, check out the instructions. There are setup guides on Fender's
> web site. Here's the one for the Stratocaster.
>
> http :// www .fender,com /support/stratocaster.php
Ah, thanks. This is a fender squire. I'll poke around fender,com .
"Nil" <rednoise+news@REMOVETHIScomcast,net > wrote in message
news:Xns9A6DAC6563117nilch1@216.196.97.136...
> On 26 Mar 2008, "Robert Riddle" <captinlogic@gmail,com > wrote in
> alt.guitar.beginner:
>
>> Which one does what, and how do I use them? Also, I see some screws
>> corresponding to each string. What do these do?
>
> I'd have to see them to say. You should check out the instructions. YOu
> don't say what kind of guitar this is, but if it's a Fender, there is
> usually a very narrow one for raising the bridge saddle height, and a
> larger one for adjusting the bow of the neck.
>
> If you don't know what you're doing, I'd avoid using the tools. You can
> safely tweak the bridge without damaging anything, besides putting it
> hopelessly out of intonation and losing the parts, but you can damage
> the neck by turning the truss rod adjustment wrong.
>
> Again, check out the instructions. There are setup guides on Fender's
> web site. Here's the one for the Stratocaster.
>
> http :// www .fender,com /support/stratocaster.php
Ah, thanks. This is a fender squire. I'll poke around fender,com .
Re: tools question
"Robert Riddle" <captinlogic@gmail,com > wrote in message
news:IqyGj.43$bG.15@newsfe02.lga...
> Ok, in the box with the guitar were two l shaped tools. One is large and
> one is very small. What are these for?
>
They are Allen keys (hex wrenches in the US?). One is for adjusting the
truss rod - amount of bend in the neck - the other is for adjusting the
saddle height.
Tony D
"Robert Riddle" <captinlogic@gmail,com > wrote in message
news:IqyGj.43$bG.15@newsfe02.lga...
> Ok, in the box with the guitar were two l shaped tools. One is large and
> one is very small. What are these for?
>
They are Allen keys (hex wrenches in the US?). One is for adjusting the
truss rod - amount of bend in the neck - the other is for adjusting the
saddle height.
Tony D
Re: tools question
Step away from the Tools Robert!
Seriously, if you don't know how to make adjustments yet (you will learn), I
would stay away from them for now. Get a qualified setup done sometime, and
then see how it was set in case you need to adjust it in the future.
Of course if it's playing fine, don't fix what aint broke!
G-Man
"Robert Riddle" <captinlogic@gmail,com > wrote in message
news:IqyGj.43$bG.15@newsfe02.lga...
> Ok, in the box with the guitar were two l shaped tools. One is large and
> one is very small. What are these for?
>
Step away from the Tools Robert!
Seriously, if you don't know how to make adjustments yet (you will learn), I
would stay away from them for now. Get a qualified setup done sometime, and
then see how it was set in case you need to adjust it in the future.
Of course if it's playing fine, don't fix what aint broke!
G-Man
"Robert Riddle" <captinlogic@gmail,com > wrote in message
news:IqyGj.43$bG.15@newsfe02.lga...
> Ok, in the box with the guitar were two l shaped tools. One is large and
> one is very small. What are these for?
>
