If you feel that you must adjust the neck yourself, here are a few things you will need to do. The Guitar Player Repair Guide by Dan Erlewine, available from Stewart MacDonald and other music supply houses has a wealth of information on the subject. NEVER, EVER, just crank away at the rod, and hope for the best.
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If you don't see any improvement in the neck after you have gone about 1/2 turn, seek professional help-the neck needs more attention than you can give it yourself! Adjustments of more than 1/2 turn are quite risky and may break the truss rod. If you turn the adjusting wrench more than 1/2 turn, and the defect in the neck is not corrected, return the wrench to its original position, and adjust slightly in the other direction. So you must be very careful when you adjust the neck. Some tighten when you turn the adjusting wrench clockwise, others loosen when you turn it clockwise. The direction of the turn depends on the type of truss rod you have. By loosening the truss rod, you increase its length, which causes the neck to bend in the direction of the pull of the strings. If you have never adjusted a neck before, it would be a good idea to watch someone else do it first, so you can see how it's done, but for the brave and adventurous, here is the basic principle: by adding tension to the truss rod, you decrease its length, which causes the neck to pull backwards against the pull of the strings.
Usually the neck is adjusted by using a small nutdriver, t-wrench or allen wrench, depending on the instrument you have. On some other instruments, the neck must be removed from the rim of the banjo to access this feature. In Gibson instruments, and many other instruments, this truss rod is accessible through a plastic or mother-of -pearl plate located on the headpiece of the banjo, where the tuning pegs are, just above the nut. The necks of most modern banjos are quite thin, and in many cases would bend so much from the pull of the strings that they would have very high action and would be difficult for most of us to play. This rod serves to counteract the pull of the strings. Most modern banjos have a truss rod in the neck. In order to have a proper action on your banjo, you must adjust the neck to the correct tension for your strings. I cannot and will not assume responsibility for any damage you cause to your instrument by doing this yourself.Ī critical part of banjo setup is acheiving a good comfortable action. I cannot overemphasize the danger of doing this yourself. People who adjust their own truss rods have been known to cause horrible damage to necks. If you break your truss rod, the factory will not honor the warranty on the instrument.
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HOW TO ADJUST THE NECK OF YOUR BANJO Banjo Setup File #5 DISCLAIMER Adjusting the truss rod should only be done by people who know what they are doing, particularly on instruments that are under warranty. Adjusting the Neck of the Banjo-Banjo Setup File #4
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