Strat trem arm tip too loose - easy remedy?

scarry67

My partscaster has a new, longer trem arm but none of the 3 tips I've gathered over the years fits - all too loose. How can I remedy this without buying another? Is using silver foil around the arm a sensible fix? Or glue of some sort...

womble_fuzz

PTFE tape around the thread of the arm does the trick

scarry67

Ah, the plumbers' tape. I've got some somewhere. Thanks...

ICBM

Paper masking tape will work better probably - PTFE tape is very thin.

Failing that, Araldite . It's not exactly something you'd want to take off again… often they're moulded on anyway.

ToneControl

womble_fuzz said:

PTFE tape around the thread of the arm does the trick

yep,  wrap the right way round  so that it doesn't  screwing it in, and quite tightly too

buy it from B&Q or amazon 

scarry67

The tape worked well - bloody thing doesn't stay in tune mind, but it looks nice

tone1

Yep +1 for araldite