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Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on July 22, 2011 at 1:05am

Hi Kyle, well done on your first build, always a great moment when you plug in and.....phew!

To answer your question you should never need to loosen your strings when not in use...which should be rare except when getting some beauty sleep or at work (-:  seriously if you have an Oak neck it willl be more than capable of taking any amount of string tension for a very long time, no worries!  Good luck on the next build tho' i don't know anyone who has stopped building or looking for a new guitar...every one turns out differently and presents a new set of paths to explore! 

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Permalink Reply by Kyle on July 22, 2011 at 8:10pm

Cheers

 

thanks for the info!

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Permalink Reply by Kyle on August 4, 2011 at 1:57am

even if there is no rod in the neck?

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Permalink Reply by ChickenboneJohn on August 4, 2011 at 2:05am

I've got 6 string guitars that are 70 years old, no steel in the neck, strung with steel strings, and they are fine...a decent unreinforced plain oak CBG neck will be just fine...don't slack the strings off, and don't worry about it.

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Permalink Reply by swampapple slim on August 4, 2011 at 5:09am

i would if its on a wall for a while as you play #2 when it arrives i know you cant make just 1 you know to much now and will have to try out new ideas you dreamed up have fiun

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