truss rod

Noun

Meaning

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truss rod (plural truss rods)

A steel rod that stabilises the neck of a guitar

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Turning the truss rod clockwise tightens it, counteracting the tension of the strings and straightening the neck or creating a backward bow. Source: Internet

Turning the truss rod counter-clockwise loosens it, allowing string tension to act on the neck and creating a forward bow. Source: Internet

Some instruments have a filler strip running down the length and behind the neck, used for strength or to fill the cavity through which the truss rod was installed in the neck. Source: Internet

Some truss rod systems, called double action truss systems, tighten both ways, pushing the neck both forward and backward (standard truss rods can only release to a point beyond which the neck is no longer compressed and pulled backward). Source: Internet

The truss rod is a metal rod that runs along the inside of the neck. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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