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Truss Rod Adjustment Problem
- Thread starter daviswes
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Information I have gleaned suggests you may need a 6 mm thin wall socket.
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eadg
2/23/08
"Javier" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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Have you tried phoning your local distributer for Yamaha musical products? I
had a BB1100s once and had the same problem, they mailed me one for nothing
after a quick chat on the phone. If the truss key for the RBX is anything
like the the BB1100s' they are a type of thin walled socket, similar to a
section of pipe beaten over a hex-shaped former one end, with a hole for a
tommy bar at the other. The tommy bar also had one end shaped into a
cross-head screwdriver IIRC.
Yamaha, the Swiss Knife of truss rod tools
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SR
Javier
2/24/08
Larry Shaw <[email protected]> wrote:
> Can you push some modelling clay down onto the hex head and use that as a
> guessing stick?
That's a good idea.
> Most Tool shops/stores have sets of small sockets, usually with (say) a
> quarter inch square driver to fit them.
I'll probably use something like that, go to the hardware store and
guess.
> Otherwise do what most say - get hold of Yamaha or a dealer - come to think
> of it where did you buy the thing? Take it back.
Second hand. Seller doesn't have the tools.
I'll see what the Yamaha dealer has to say, but, if my experience with
them in this country is any indicative, I'll end up buying at the
hardware store
eadg
2/24/08
"Javier" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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Sorry for the late reply Javier. I've checked my toolbox but I must have
given the tool away with the bass when I sold it. From memory I think it's
1/4" (or 6mm Metric) size but the important factor is the outside diameter
of the socket, which is why most standard sockets will not fit. If you are
unlucky trying to trace a suitable socket and you have access to a lathe you
could try turning down a regular socket to fit inside the cavity on the
bass.
Good luck!
--
SR
Google Groups
eadg
2/23/08
"Javier" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
- show quoted text -
Have you tried phoning your local distributer for Yamaha musical products? I
had a BB1100s once and had the same problem, they mailed me one for nothing
after a quick chat on the phone. If the truss key for the RBX is anything
like the the BB1100s' they are a type of thin walled socket, similar to a
section of pipe beaten over a hex-shaped former one end, with a hole for a
tommy bar at the other. The tommy bar also had one end shaped into a
cross-head screwdriver IIRC.
Yamaha, the Swiss Knife of truss rod tools
--
SR
Javier
2/24/08
Larry Shaw <[email protected]> wrote:
> Can you push some modelling clay down onto the hex head and use that as a
> guessing stick?
That's a good idea.
> Most Tool shops/stores have sets of small sockets, usually with (say) a
> quarter inch square driver to fit them.
I'll probably use something like that, go to the hardware store and
guess.
> Otherwise do what most say - get hold of Yamaha or a dealer - come to think
> of it where did you buy the thing? Take it back.
Second hand. Seller doesn't have the tools.
I'll see what the Yamaha dealer has to say, but, if my experience with
them in this country is any indicative, I'll end up buying at the
hardware store
eadg
2/24/08
"Javier" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
- show quoted text -
Sorry for the late reply Javier. I've checked my toolbox but I must have
given the tool away with the bass when I sold it. From memory I think it's
1/4" (or 6mm Metric) size but the important factor is the outside diameter
of the socket, which is why most standard sockets will not fit. If you are
unlucky trying to trace a suitable socket and you have access to a lathe you
could try turning down a regular socket to fit inside the cavity on the
bass.
Good luck!
--
SR
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