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                        <title>Re: impossible truss rod?</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/impossible-truss-rod/#post-366072</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I agree with hyperborea - it&#039;s almost certainly a hex nut that you have. You just need to find the right size - take your guitar to a guitar shop and they&#039;ll be able to find the right size k...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I agree with hyperborea - it's almost certainly a hex nut that you have. You just need to find the right size - take your guitar to a guitar shop and they'll be able to find the right size key for you.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/">Guitar Repair and Maintenance</category>                        <dc:creator>greybeard</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: impossible truss rod?</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/impossible-truss-rod/#post-366067</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 01:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Just had a really close look, it seems to be round on the inside but hextagonal on the outside, i think you might be right, i think its been stripped (werid) - previous owner must have done ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Just had a really close look, it seems to be round on the inside but hextagonal on the outside, i think you might be right, i think its been stripped (werid) - previous owner must have done it, shame this guitar used to play amazingly.

Are you sure that you don't need a hex socket type of tool rather than an hex key? Something like this in metric or Imperial depending on the guitar. <a href="http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Truss_rods/Wrenches,_hex_keys/Pocket_Truss_Rod_Wrenches.html">http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Truss_rods/Wrenches,_hex_keys/Pocket_Truss_Rod_Wrenches.html</a>]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: impossible truss rod?</title>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I have seen one with the circle, and if you go in the hole farther you will see the hex for the allen key. Get a flashlight and realy eyeball it good.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I have seen one with the circle, and if you go in the hole farther you will see the hex for the allen key. Get a flashlight and realy eyeball it good.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: impossible truss rod?</title>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Just had a really close look, it seems to be round on the inside but hextagonal on the outside, i think you might be right, i think its been stripped (werid) - previous owner must have done ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Just had a really close look, it seems to be round on the inside but hextagonal on the outside, i think you might be right, i think its been stripped (werid) - previous owner must have done it, shame this guitar used to play amazingly.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: impossible truss rod?</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/impossible-truss-rod/#post-365939</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Can you see it?  It might be stripped.  I don&#039;t know if you can fix this or not though.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Can you see it?  It might be stripped.  I don't know if you can fix this or not though.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>impossible truss rod?</title>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Hello all,I&#039;m new here (posted in meet and greet) and I&#039;m looking for some advice - I know how to do truss rod adjustments and I got round to my neglected Maverick JR4 (neck to straight) and...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello all,<br><br>I'm new here (posted in meet and greet) and I'm looking for some advice - I know how to do truss rod adjustments and I got round to my neglected Maverick JR4 (neck to straight) and to my suprise once I got my allen key to adjust the hole where you adjust was a perfect circle, thus the allen key had to grip to turn the rod, first time ive seen anything like this, is the hole just worn down to a circle (feels unlikely) or is there another tool to use which I dont know about?<br><br>ta,<br><br>Foraquid]]></content:encoded>
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