Any musical instrument requires careful and timely care, otherwise it will answer you with poor-quality sound. Therefore, every self-respecting guitarist must know not only the rules for tuning the strings, but also how to adjust the neck of the guitar.
It is necessary
- -Guitar
- - Hex wrench of the right size
Instructions
Step 1
To understand how to adjust the bar, you need to understand its structure. The fact is that inside a tree, any guitar has a built-in metal pin, which is called an anchor rod (or simply an anchor). By changing the bend of the rod, you thereby direct the neck of the guitar in the direction you want - either a little closer to the strings, or a little further from them. In fact, you may not need a "pull-up" more than once a year - the neck will constantly bend due to the tension on the strings, there is nothing supernatural about this. However, you should not be too zealous with the settings - although the tree has a margin of flexibility, it can crack under excessive pressure.
Step 2
Decide if you need to change the neck roll. There are three reasons for adjusting: if the properly tuned strings rattle, if the strings are hard to press against the neck, or if you put strings with greater stiffness on the instrument. The first two problems can be directly solved if you adjust the neck so that the distance between the "six" (the highest and thickest string) and the first metal nut is 2-3 millimeters.
Step 3
Watch the neck after changing strings. Changing them to stiffer ones will increase the pressure on the bar and its bending. Therefore, without twisting the anchor, you will not create the necessary counterweight, and the standard shape will bend. Of course, the tree will not break this bend, but you will feel a significant change in the difficulty of the game.
Step 4
Locate the hex key hole on the fretboard. It can be under the neck, on the end of the neck, or inside the guitar drum, where the neck fits into the hole. By inserting a hex key of the appropriate size into this recess and scrolling, you will change the bend of the anchor. Adjust it until you feel comfortable playing.
Step 5
If you are tuning the guitar not for yourself, but for a friend, and you cannot check "whether it is convenient to play", then use the following technique. Hold the string at the 1st and 15th frets (just where the neck rests against the body) and estimate the deflection over the 7th fret. It should be clearly visible, but not exceed 5-6 millimeters.
