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RainSong NS1 Neck Reset

How I reset the NS1 neck on my 1999 RainSong WS1000 carbon fiber guitar. The neck, which does not contain a truss rod, is bolted on and the fretboard extension is bonded to the soundboard.

Written by
Christopher Cozad

I design and build acoustic guitars. Each instrument is created to be a unique visual and sonic experience. Where a factory may faithfully produce a given model thousands of times, every guitar I make is intentionally distinct. I have written several articles that acknowledge, explore, challenge, and at times defy traditional steel-string acoustic guitar convention.

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