Warmachine
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I have an 1986 Goldstar Sound, copy of a ?64 strat with veneer rosewood fretboard, truss rod screw adjuster at end of neck, I took off the neck for the first time so I could do a fret polish and install new tuners. Neck completely straight with ruler laying over top of frets.
Guitar has not had strings on it for over 1 year.
I was surprised to find that the head of the truss rod screw is literally bouncing from side to side and I can actually turn with my finger.
As I am unfamiliar with bolt on necks, is this normal for an unstrung neck? Since no string tension I imagine the neck and truss rod go straight so nothing is bearing on truss rod to restrict movement. Am I wrong?
Guitar has not had strings on it for over 1 year.
I was surprised to find that the head of the truss rod screw is literally bouncing from side to side and I can actually turn with my finger.
As I am unfamiliar with bolt on necks, is this normal for an unstrung neck? Since no string tension I imagine the neck and truss rod go straight so nothing is bearing on truss rod to restrict movement. Am I wrong?