The Ovation Fan Club
The Ovation Fan Club
Forum Search | Statistics | User Listing Forums | Calendars | Albums | Language
Your are viewing as a Guest. ( logon | register )

Random quote: "There are more love songs than anything else. If songs could make you do something we'd all love one another." -Frank Zappa



Jump to page : 1
Now viewing page 1 [25 messages per page]
Truss rod socket wrench for 1112

View previous thread :: View next thread
   Member Communities -> Bottom Feeding Luthiery GuildMessage format
 
oracle928
Posted 2022-09-20 3:23 PM (#557735)
Subject: Truss rod socket wrench for 1112


Joined:
July 2022
Posts: 10

Location: New Jersey
Hi all - just got an 1112 from 1974 and looking for an appropriate socket wrench to adjust the truss rod. I have a Musicnomad 1/4" wrench, but it doesn't fit.

What is the correct size and where can I get one? I searched the forums and it looks like it may be 3/16"?

Thanks!
Top of the page Bottom of the page
DanSavage
Posted 2022-09-20 5:01 PM (#557736 - in reply to #557735)
Subject: Re: Truss rod socket wrench for 1112



Joined:
June 2012
Posts: 2303

Location: Lake Forest, CA
3/16"
Top of the page Bottom of the page
seesquare
Posted 2022-09-20 5:20 PM (#557738 - in reply to #557735)
Subject: Re: Truss rod socket wrench for 1112


Joined:
November 2002
Posts: 3598

Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire
Congrats. Go slow. Doesn't usually take much adjustment, if the action is close.
Top of the page Bottom of the page
DanSavage
Posted 2022-09-20 6:46 PM (#557739 - in reply to #557736)
Subject: Re: Truss rod socket wrench for 1112



Joined:
June 2012
Posts: 2303

Location: Lake Forest, CA
Wait. The OEM TR nut on an 1112 should be 1/4".

I just checked my wrenches and they're 1/4"

Keep in mind that someone may have changed it out. Also, the wrench/nut driver needs to be extremely thin-walled to fit into the notch.
Top of the page Bottom of the page
oracle928
Posted 2022-09-20 7:02 PM (#557740 - in reply to #557739)
Subject: Re: Truss rod socket wrench for 1112


Joined:
July 2022
Posts: 10

Location: New Jersey
I'll check it again. Do you know where I can get a 3/16" socket wrench in the event someone did change it out? I looked all over and only see 5/16", 7mm and 1/4".
Top of the page Bottom of the page
seesquare
Posted 2022-09-20 8:43 PM (#557741 - in reply to #557740)
Subject: Re: Truss rod socket wrench for 1112


Joined:
November 2002
Posts: 3598

Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire
Hold it. Are we talking about an Allen wrench or a socket wrench?
Top of the page Bottom of the page
oracle928
Posted 2022-09-20 9:09 PM (#557742 - in reply to #557741)
Subject: Re: Truss rod socket wrench for 1112


Joined:
July 2022
Posts: 10

Location: New Jersey
Socket wrench
Top of the page Bottom of the page
seesquare
Posted 2022-09-21 7:25 AM (#557743 - in reply to #557742)
Subject: Re: Truss rod socket wrench for 1112


Joined:
November 2002
Posts: 3598

Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire
You should be able to get a 3/16" socket at Lowes:
https://www.lowes.com/search?searchTerm=3%2F16%22+socket&sortMet...
As to whether it is narrow enough for the trussrod channel, you will have to measure it.
Also found this nut driver at Lowes: TEKTON 3/16-in x 7-1/2-in Nut Driver
Item #1953254

Model #26862-D
Best of luck!
Top of the page Bottom of the page
Love O Fair
Posted 2022-09-22 12:09 AM (#557746 - in reply to #557735)
Subject: Re: Truss rod socket wrench for 1112



Joined:
February 2016
Posts: 1768

Location: When??
Going with a 1/4" drive wrench on a 3/16" socket will also provide a straight and slim outer diameter size all the way up and down the socket for possibly a better angle and clearance into the headstock slot (in comparison to a 3/8" wrench drive that graduates from wide to narrow on that small of a socket) . Using an extension or deep socket could also aid with clearance for the width of the wrench head near the wood.
Top of the page Bottom of the page
seesquare
Posted 2022-09-22 11:38 AM (#557751 - in reply to #557746)
Subject: Re: Truss rod socket wrench for 1112


Joined:
November 2002
Posts: 3598

Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire
That's why I thought the nutdriver was a good option. May not have the necessary torque for the trussrod tension, though.
Top of the page Bottom of the page
Love O Fair
Posted 2022-09-22 3:28 PM (#557754 - in reply to #557735)
Subject: Re: Truss rod socket wrench for 1112



Joined:
February 2016
Posts: 1768

Location: When??
@seesquare - >>>May not have the necessary torque for the trussrod tension, though.<<<

I thought that, too. But I guess that's where pliers could come in. No, not on the nut, but on the handle of the nut driver. Crank that baby! One of those low ball things you don't really want to do in front of anyone.. but it works.
Top of the page Bottom of the page
seesquare
Posted 2022-09-22 8:53 PM (#557757 - in reply to #557754)
Subject: Re: Truss rod socket wrench for 1112


Joined:
November 2002
Posts: 3598

Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire
Al, that's why this discussion venue is termed "bottomfeeders", though some of our number utilize more precise & sophisticated methods! I like to rationalize the shadetree approach as "expedient". That's my story, & I'm stickin'-to-it.
Top of the page Bottom of the page
DetlefMichel
Posted 2022-09-30 5:27 AM (#557774 - in reply to #557735)
Subject: Re: Truss rod socket wrench for 1112



Joined:
May 2011
Posts: 751

Location: Muenster/Germany
Never forget to first add a drop of penetrating oil and let it work for a couple of minutes before you try to move an old trussrod and then first open it a bit. Trussrods are often rusty. When I get an old guitar I always varefully remove the trussrod nuts, clean and grease them and try to clean the screw a good as possible, too. Sometimes I add a washer so that the nut will hopefully remain better moveable.
Top of the page Bottom of the page
Jump to page : 1
Now viewing page 1 [25 messages per page]
Jump to forum :
Search this forum
Printer friendly version
E-mail a link to this thread

This message board and website is not sponsored or affiliated with Ovation® Guitars in any way.
Registered to: The Ovation Fanclubâ„¢ Copyright (c) 2001
free counters
(Delete all cookies set by this site)