Acoustic Guitar Construction

The FB is on the guitar and everything seems right to me, except the relief. The truss rod is completely loose. Both the nut and the saddle are still high and haven't been brought down yet. With a capo on the first fret and holding the 14th fret I find I have 0.010" of relief at the center fret. The specifications I read say between 0.010" and 0.020".

Is this low amount of relief something to worry about? If so what can I do?

Thanks?

.10" is a good all-around relief, but I think most of the builders here go a bit less - down to .006", even. If your playing style is mainly flatpicking, you might find .10" to be about right. It's an easy adjustment if you find you don't like it.

Thanks Dave. That's a relief. :)

By the way, I watched your MegaMold video on youtube last night.

That's a relief??? Hahahhahahahaha....

Scott
Dave is fumblin' with the 0.1 and 0.01, but 0.01" is ok. When strung up it might rise a bit and you have to adjust your rod a bit. But that is noraml too. Don't worry. String the thing up, let it ring and reconsider after a week.
Good luck
Herman

.01" ? Herman, dude, are you fumbling? :-)


No, it was me :-(