Bent truss rod neck stamp?

[emblymouse]

I'm looking a late 70's Precision with a red factory stamp on the neck 'Bent Rod'. There is no indication that the rosewood board was lifted and refinished and it functions fine. Have any of you ever seen a stamp like this? I've seen Gibsons marked as seconds, might this be a Fender version? Or do you think it was a factory stamp that would be applied prior to repair? Wouldn't you think they'd just replace the neck?
For that matter, for all the trouble that can befall a truss rod I've never heard anyone say "Your truss rods bent". I mean , that's what they do, right?

[T-Bird]

Hi.

I'm as far from a Fender expert that one can be, but could You take a pic?

On BO instruments, one can find all kinds of identification markings done by the owner on both the neck pocket and the neck heel. My guess would be something like that.

I'd probably hate it if my name was Rod Bent or Bent Rod though.
And if that was my name I'd willing to bet that I wasn't quite wanted child either .

As for the bent TR, that can cause all sorts of adjusting problems as well as rattles, so in theory, the neck may have had or still have a bent trussrod.

Regards
Sam

[john grey]

As far as I have been told, "factory seconds" (defect caught at time of construction) are stopped from going out the door at most manufacturers. I have been told some mfg will NOT sell ANY seconds or even let them exist as such (I know as a fact G & L and Music Man has a serious policy about that). For something to be stamped generally means it was identified at time of mfg. I am fascinated that Gibson would let a 2nd be sold; but I have no way of knowing policy, etc.

Repair places generally don't deface an instrument with stamps; they fix 'em. However, all factories of any size has some people who "get some free goods" from junk piles. "Fender-type" necks have their Truss Rods in place when they are first laminated together. They are then shaped and the frets cut. Finally the fret wire is placed and the neck goes to Final and set to get sprayed and dried. The identification of a problem would occur during bolting the neck to the body and adjusting the relief most likely.
At that point the neck would be pulled and possibly stamped to ID a problem and tossed into a separation area. Only opinion but it might be a junker than a worker got a hold of and took home.