Beagle216 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Guys, New to the forum, and the recent new owner of a 1990 H535. I am going to have a custom truss rod cover made but I need the dimensions from somebody (I think the one on the guitar now I a replacement one as it has rounded corners... Or maybe it is original and the early ones had that type of TRC... Any help is appreciated, being new to Heritage I just don't know if it is different or not. Below is a photo of the instrument I got. Notice the almost Gibson shaped TRC... Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Basically, a Gibson TRC will work just fine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthpawGuy Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Basically, a Gibson TRC will work just fine... Didn't you have a custom one on your 147 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthpawGuy Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 And as for a Gibson trc on a Heritage .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidsmoke Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 really what matters is the distance between the 2 holes....beyond that you can do what you wish. Lots of aftermarket out there. std... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog52 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Send me a PM and I'll mail one to you. I have extras. I ordered some from: http://shop.custominlay.com/Truss-Rod-Covers_c32.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beagle216 Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 Send me a PM and I'll mail one to you. I have extras. I ordered some from: http://shop.custominlay.com/Truss-Rod-Covers_c32.htm PM Sent! Thanks for all the help guys! Love this forum. Feels like family. I want in on the next Pilgrimage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Ron Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Nice guitar! Love those early 535's with no pickguard bracket. The screw in the middle of the guard goes straight into the body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRich Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 At PSP, I took my '73 Guild S100 to show Jim Deurloo and get the story on the guitar. One of the first things he told me was that the truss rod cover was upside down. Its supposed to mirror the lines of the Guild headstock. What do you know... he's right! I wonder if I would have realized that after 40 years???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beagle216 Posted August 7, 2013 Author Share Posted August 7, 2013 Nice guitar! Love those early 535's with no pickguard bracket. The screw in the middle of the guard goes straight into the body. Thanks! I love it. I thought that was unique as well, and a nice feature to have. Looks very seamless. I have looked at a million pictures of older 535's and it seems that some did actually have a more "Gibsonesq" two screw rounded looking truss rod cover vs. the squared edges one. Can anyone verify that to be the case? I am just wondering if it is all original or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Ron Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 The two screw gibsonish TRC was standard on early on all early guitars. As I recall they eventually made several design changes, including the horn on the 150 as well as the TRC. I recall seeing a press release or dealer memo or similar explaining the changes. Others probably know the date when this happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beagle216 Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 The two screw gibsonish TRC was standard on early on all early guitars. As I recall they eventually made several design changes, including the horn on the 150 as well as the TRC. I recall seeing a press release or dealer memo or similar explaining the changes. Others probably know the date when this happened. Awesome! Thanks, That confirms it for me that it is 100% original! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthpawGuy Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 My '86 170 has a three screw truss rod cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulk1 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 You should have seen the TRC Arnie made for his Employee Heritage. He used rare earth magnets, no screws. To remove you just push it off. To put it back on, you just push it on, it snaps in place. Very secure, too. Pretty ingenious, I think. He did the insert on the bail tailpiece like that, too. Smart fella, if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavesNotHere Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 You should have seen the TRC Arnie made for his Employee Heritage. He used rare earth magnets, no screws. To remove you just push it off. To put it back on, you just push it on, it snaps in place. Very secure, too. Pretty ingenious, I think. He did the insert on the bail tailpiece like that, too. Smart fella, if you ask me. Yea, that was sweet. He did the control cavity cover the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulk1 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Yea, that was sweet. He did the control cavity cover the same way. Yeah, that was uber cool! Wonder if we could request that on new builds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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