I was cleaning up the garage tonight. As usual my hood was up via the prop rod. I leave it up quite a bit since it moved inside. Can that prop rod warp a hood over long periods? Seth
I guess it could....but man I would think that would take years of being propped open. I had my fiberglass bumper strattling between 2 rafters in the garage for about 8 months...when I got it down it dawned on me that it might have warped, but it didn't.
Not sure I heard an old pool shark say once that if you lean a brand new pool cue against the wall, it will warp within 15 min. and will never be the same. I know it's not a wood hood, but....it's down now anyway.
I`m thinking about installing (rigging) Jeep Cherokee hatch hydraulic cylinders on my hood. I`ve had 2 Mavs now and I still hit my head on that dog-gone prop rod !
I seriously doubt that it would warp the hood, Seth. The hood's material would have to "yield". Unless there is a force acting on it that causes it to actually deflect a considerable amount, there's no reason for it to warp. I've heard stories most of my life to NOT prop a guitar against a wall either, otherwise it would warp. The reason they warp is because of the string's tension on the neck - not the fact that the guitar is simply leaning against the wall (which is why all my guitars are stored with the tension taken off the strings). Additinally, I think you were B.S.'d about the Que Stick theory too. (All this, of course, is my humble opinion based on my daily dealings with material yield strengths). Of course I could be full of carp too.
My little brother is very good pool player. I know he is obsessed with his "stick" and will not lean it up against the wall for fear it will warp. I played guitar for some years and my Gibson Flying V did in fact get a warped necked. So maybe there is some truth to all of this.
It would take a lot more than the weight of the hood to warp the prop rod. We use an old prop rod as a poker for our coal stove in the winter, and as hot as the coal gets the prop rod has never warped. We've had the end of the rod glowing red like a branding iron and it's still as straight as an arrow.
There's nothing wrong with leaning it up against a wall if you FEAR it will warp. You can put a tooth under your pillow just in case there really is a tooth fairy too! (my apologies to those who didn't know) I'd have to think that either humidity, temperature variations, and/or the strings were still tight had more to do with the warping. A combination of all the above would - more than likely - certainly cause it to warp. If the V didn't have a whammy bar, pushing on the headstock to get that affect can take it's toll too. There are lot's of potential factors to cause the neck to warp, but I, PERSONALLY, do not think leaning a guitar up against a wall - in a climate controlled environment - with the string tension released, is going to warp the neck under the miniscule load it would see. Nor do I believe a hood is going to permanently warp simply by having it propped up on one side. In summary: "I'm smart; you're dumb. I'm big; you're small. I'm right, you're wrong. And there's nothing you can do about it." - Harry Wormwood from the movie, "Matilda" All aside, these are only our 'beliefs' and have not been substantiated using scientific studies.
however, for boss9. i have been told of cars having the hood fold when switching to spring hinges. dont know personally of one, so just an FYI really. i know the 69 galaxy wagon with a longer heavier hood had springs so i dont see it being impossible
Solve the problem like i did...take the hood off and gently lean it against the wall in what will someday be the baby's room. Of course, leaning it against the wall... here we go again!
