zamboknee Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 I recently broke the truss rod on my 2000 EJ200 jumbo acoustic. Is this a dual truss rod or a single? I'm exploring repair/replacement options and want to get an idea of the cost to fix this. Thanks, Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard McCoy Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 It's a standard, single-style truss rod. Since you broke off the nut altogether with a chuck of the truss rod still inside, I fear it remains a difficult fix no matter how skilled the luthier for you can no longer easily reach the truss rod anymore without pulling off the entire fretboard. Then there remains the question whether the neck is alright and still straight depending on how you broke off the truss rod end (by turning too much?). I would definitely recommend to go check in with a luthier for an estimate on the repairs but don't get your hopes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zamboknee Posted September 22, 2018 Author Share Posted September 22, 2018 Thanks Leonard. I dropped it off for repair at Luthier yesterday. Gonna be about $400 repair. I'll get it back in 2 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard McCoy Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Thanks Leonard. I dropped it off for repair at Luthier yesterday. Gonna be about $400 repair. I'll get it back in 2 months. Ouch! That's about what I thought it would cost. Might as well buy a brand-new EJ-200SCE instead... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 I have read somewhere that there is tool in the luthier market that can fish out any broken truss rod. Now, in all fairness, just because a tool exists to do it, doesn’t mean it isn’t still a chore and hassle requiring skill and patience to remove the old one and put a new one in. What is amazing is that the luthier will have the guitar for two months. Most likely, I would think because he’s quite backed up with other repairs until it comes your guitar’s turn to be worked on. That could be a sign of a good luthier having a lot of guitars for repair in the pipeline. Keep us posted on how the repair turns out. QM aka JazMan Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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