Value of an Ode Truss adjustment tool

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From Disco Kid on 4/15/2013 5:02:33 PM

I see lots of people looking for Ode truss adj tools but haven't seen one for sale. What are they worth?

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	crsb says: 4/15/2013 7:37:06 PM IDK, but maybe I should make a run of them?
	mifwic8 says: 4/15/2013 8:12:05 PM Its simpler than you could imagine. Ive had a Baldwin Propeller, BaldwinOde D, and a Gretsch Ode D - all with the internal heel gear adjustment. I never had a tool. So I made one in about 30 minutes. Sears has a tool at retail that is a knurled rod bent at two 90 degree angles. On one end is a conventional blade tip and the other a phillips tip. Its shape is like one half of a Nazi swastika symbol. It costs $3.00. I bought it and with a small metal grinder made a grooved end (about .025 inch depth). It fits into the hole and serves as an easy tool for adjusting the neck truss rod. Remember that it doesnt take a lot of turning to affect the neck relief- And it doesnt happen immediately. In fact, you may not need to even make the adjustment! Best wishes.
	stanger says: 5/7/2013 2:31:32 AM It sure wouldn't hurt, crab, if you did make a few. I have never owned one, but I've made do with a blade screwdriver. That's risky, though, because all those parts in the gearbox are cast pot metal.
	crsb says: 5/7/2013 10:44:34 AM If someone can send me a picture I'll ask a machinist friend if he can reproduce it.
	KyletheGreat says: 6/24/2013 11:54:00 AM I can send you a picture of mine if you'll supply me with your email address.
	Ralph Stanley legend says: 8/28/2024 7:52:10 AM Does anyone have this tool or one that works they could send me ( I'll pay ! ) thanks.
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