Hey Good People,
the question is fairly simple: does a lap steel need a truss rod or can it be worked out by using sufficiently rigid materials for the body?
My logic says a rigid body will work just fine but my logic has gotten me in severe troubles
I am thinking about doing an eight string Cigar box mandolin (CBM) and had a (few) question(s). I was wondering, do I need to do a truss rod in order to counter act the force of all those strings on the neck? I'm going to be doing a red oak, through
Read more…I am really diggin this site and I had no idea that CBGs has a whole cutlure of interesting people behind them. I can see that the sky is the limit and nothing can hold you back.
That being said ......I stated over the weekend how i plan a Lefty 4 s
Read more…I was wondering what most of you use for the neck;
(1) The usual 1 x 2
(2) Something larger like a 1 x 4
(3) Do most of you put truss rods in the neck. I was hoping to make my own.
Thanks for the replies in advance.
Douglas
howdy,
new to the site, i made a few three string guitars and i am ready to expiriment with more stirngs and i aim to try to get more sophisiticated with my designs, i was wondering at what point i should start putting truss rods in my necks and wher
