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Tightening a truss rod....slacken strings or no need?

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LewyLewy Frets: 3795
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Whenever tightening a truss rod I've always detuned the strings as a precaution but is it actually necessary to do that (notwithstanding the slackening required to get your hand into the soundhole to actually do the tightening)?
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  • richardhomerrichardhomer Frets: 24339
    No - completely unnecessary, unless the strings prevent access in some way.
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  • LewyLewy Frets: 3795
    richardhomer said:
    No - completely unnecessary, unless the strings prevent access in some way.
    Cool. Thanks for that!
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