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Joined: October 2019 Posts: 21
| Hi there,
I can't find any specific references to this, so I thought I'd ask. What's the truss rod nut size for a Thunderhead?
Cheers,
Kev |
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Joined: October 2019 Posts: 21
| Hi again, it’s hard to measure, but looks to be around 6mm, but I’m not sure. Going to try to post a picture ... |
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Joined: October 2019 Posts: 21
| Hi. Well, I tried a 6mm socket and it was too small, and a 7mm was too big, so I went for a 6.35mm - 1/4" wrench on eBay, so fingers crossed.
Couldn’t work out how to post a pic.
Kev |
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Joined: December 2001 Posts: 7210
Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I would get a small set, likely SAE because metric wasn't that popular in the 60's yet. The storm series went though some minor design changes back then, and while the adjustment nut might be the same on all of them, it might not. It's best to just get a small cheap set of sockets from local grocery/dollar or whatever store just to measure. |
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Joined: October 2019 Posts: 21
| Hiya, and thanks for the info. The quarter inch wrench will be here in a day or so. I’ll see how I get on with it, then, if it doesn’t fit, will look for a set of SAE sockets as you suggest.
Cheers,
Kev |
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Joined: October 2019 Posts: 21
| For anyone else looking for this wrench, I contacted Ovation and here's what they said. The part is available from Ovation dealers (Sweetwater Music in the USA, GEWA MUSIC GMBH - www.gewamusic.com in Europe). It costs $3.99 and has the following part number:
950033-X (OVA WRENCH K-BAR SHORT HANDL K)
Kev |
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Joined: December 2001 Posts: 7210
Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I've got a feeling you've been mislead. Your Thunderhead has a simple truss rod not a K-Bar that is used on the Acoustic guitars (that don't have a truss rod). I'm guessing the person you talked to, didn't know you had an electric (semi-hollow) guitar. |
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Joined: October 2019 Posts: 21
| Hmmm ... They did provide a pic (cant work out how to post pix here), and it did look like a normal truss rod wrench, so maybe they're referring to a k-bar when they mean something else. Anyway, still have the 1/4 inch tool on order so hopefully that'll settle it.
Kev |
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Joined: October 2019 Posts: 21
| Update. The 1/4 inch wrench arrived and fits/works perfectly.
Cheers,
Kev |
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