I've not purchased this neck - but have been searching necks with broken truss rods to experiment with. Wondering if this is a worthwhile repair or too much expert mode?
Neck is back-bowed. Taking a guess: Owner recognized back-bow, made an attempt to correct using the BiFlex/backing out the nut, but the nut/rod itself buckled, creating the crack.
Truss rod/nut are apparently not stripped. Off-hand my repair ideas are:
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Neck is back-bowed. Taking a guess: Owner recognized back-bow, made an attempt to correct using the BiFlex/backing out the nut, but the nut/rod itself buckled, creating the crack.
Truss rod/nut are apparently not stripped. Off-hand my repair ideas are:
- Attempt to add some reinforcement behind the first fret area inside the truss channel
- Sand the first fret area to the correct radius up top, repair with superglue, refin. as-necessary
- Reinstall new truss nut & plug (note- the seller mentions the hole is slightly on the large side, and does appear to have been dug out by a convict using a spork.)
- Clamp neck & apply heat; back out installed truss nut to engage 'biflex' function and remove back-bow
- Put out all the incidental fires
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