loosining the action

[JeremyB]

hey i own a peavey briarwood acoustic..
i want to bring the strings down and loosen them up.. wich way left?
there freaking killing my fingers there so god damn high

[szulc]

I assume yoiur are talking about the truss rod. THe neck should be close to straight with a small amount of 'relief' which means slightly concave on the sting side. Depending on what you neck looks like from the side you might have to do different things, You can remove the bridge saddle and fill down the bottom (part that goes into the bridge) to lower it be careful not to remove too much and make sure you do it on a flat surface so it is still flat when you put it back in. If your neck is too concave (far from the strings in the middle)you can tighten the truss rod (clockwise) make small adjustments and give the neck time to get used to each one before you do it again. If the neck is convex (close to the strings in the middle) you can loosen the truss rod. You might also have to apply some pressure with your hands when yu make truss rod adjustments. Be very careful when doing this as you can damage the neck or truss rod if you go too far or too fast.

[Stranger]

lower your bridge and maybe get a set of lighter strings.. Im not a pro in acoustics tho :(

[JeremyB]

I assume yoiur are talking about the truss rod. THe neck should be close to straight with a small amount of 'relief' which means slightly concave on the sting side. Depending on what you neck looks like from the side you might have to do different things, You can remove the bridge saddle and fill down the bottom (part that goes into the bridge) to lower it be careful not to remove too much and make sure you do it on a flat surface so it is still flat when you put it back in. If your neck is too concave (far from the strings in the middle)you can tighten the truss rod (clockwise) make small adjustments and give the neck time to get used to each one before you do it again. If the neck is convex (close to the strings in the middle) you can loosen the truss rod. You might also have to apply some pressure with your hands when yu make truss rod adjustments. Be very careful when doing this as you can damage the neck or truss rod if you go too far or too fast.
I did it and it's now back where it needs to be, maybe alittle lower then it was when i got it.. it always seemed very tense..

one more question.. my guitar is pretty new (4 or 5 months).. it wasn't very cheap either..

why would it become so hard to play?
because i havent much room left to fix it again..

and what would i do in such a case?

now i have hardly any room left to tighten more..

[szulc]

I am not sure I understand, did you turn the truss rod more than a 1/4 turn?
Necks are made of wood and the weather and humidity affects them, for the first few years after a tree was alive (even if they are properly kiln dried). The truss rod may not have been tensioned when you bout the guitar, so that may be why you had to do this. Was it tight or loose?

[JeremyB]

I am not sure I understand, did you turn the truss rod more than a 1/4 turn?
Necks are made of wood and the weather and humidity affects them, for the first few years after a tree was alive (even if they are properly kiln dried). The truss rod may not have been tensioned when you bout the guitar, so that may be why you had to do this. Was it tight or loose?yes the rod is what i turned...

i took the string tension off and then tightened it up a little maybe 2/4 turn or 3/4 (in incriments).. it brought the strings down closer to the fret board leaving about a paper thin size gap on the second fret..

when i got it it did not seem as hard as it had become to play.. i do play outside sometimes and i have no case (it comes everywhere with me).i live in louisiana freaking swamp lands very humid air..

my question is really: what would i do if it bowed out again in time..
i wouldnt know what to do considering i tightened it to the side of SAFE..
and probably wouldnt beable to go anyfurther without breaking my baby..

(i have very little experiance with doing this but i have a little because when i bought my brothers guitar it had a buz and i had to bring it back to get it turned..)

thank you for your time..

i need spell check..

[Stranger]

well I would strongly advise to take your guitar to a professional...
it may cost you few bucks but if the axe is expensive it's worth it I think...
it's like a TV... all know how to use it but not many know how to fix neutron gun...