Re: Is my truss rod broken?
Originally Posted by
bbaker2050
So it’s not broken, it’s only going to have whatever natural relief it has when the nut is loose.
Not exactly: It’s going to have whatever natural relief it has when the nut is loose =and= the strings are putting tension on the neck. Parker's question of "did you tune up to check your relief?" is important but still unanswered.
Originally Posted by
bbaker2050
The nut slides easily up and down the available threading having no affect either way. That’s normal?
Not normal, but not uncommon on more "ecomony" instruments. I would not have expected that on a Kentucky, even a lower-level one. (I once fixed a friend's Sigma -Martin import- guitar by adding several washers under the trussrod nut, which was bottoming out on the end of the threads.)
It's possible that the rod is gunked up with glue that's preventing it from moving. I'd first tune up with the nut still loose and see if that pulls the neck into some relief. Maybe overtune by a note or two, or try heavier-gauge strings, to do the same. Maybe some "hand-messaging" to bend the neck into relief, while breaking any glue tension.
And/or take it up with the seller. If it was a Cafe sponsor, they tend to be very good with such issues.
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