To a person who has learnt to play the guitar, the best thing to learn simultaneously is also how to take care of it. This means learning to tune and change the strings, as well as learning how to adjust the rod that straightens in cases where the guitar is slightly bent. Adjusting action on guitar is an important facet of facilitating easier playing of the guitar.
All acoustic guitars have a truss rod, to help you achieve this straightening. The process of adjustment involves making it counter the pull of the strings, which have been made to give proper tunes. During the tightening of the strings, the guitar might have bent a bit, and changed shape. This hampers you, when you play the guitar. The truss is nothing but a steel rod, which is fixed at one end and adjustable at the other. The adjustable side works on the simple principle of tightening a screw. As you tighten or loosen, the guitar string position changes, and you can adjust this to the level you want.
The prime intention of this adjusting action on guitar is to ensure that the guitar strings don't come down too low and touch the guitar. The string can thus be adjusted to be clear and at the same time be taut enough. This kind of adjustment can be two-way, but the principle is the same in most guitars. Some people do use measurements between the two ends of the guitar as a guide, but his is not a must as you can do the adjustment by just listening.
It will be sensible to bear in mind that as you make these adjustments, they should be done very slowly and in fractions of a turn. Even one eighth of one turn can be considered large. Therefore be gentle and treat your instrument with care. You can periodically check the tautness by strumming or plucking each of the individual strings.When doing this, try looking down the length of the guitar and ensure that the string is not too low or too high.
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