Telecaster Ferrules - to glue or not to glue?

ToneControl

I just got a new Harley Benton telecaster copy
The ferrules mostly fall out when restringing
should I glue them in, or hammer them, or use a hot soldering iron as some recommend?

SteveRobinson

Glue. A spot of high viscosity super glue on one side is my choice. Not enough to squeeze out but enough just to hold the ferrule in place.

Of course the strings hold them in so there's no real need to fix them.

Roland

SteveRobinson said:

… there's no real need to fix them.

Except when you change a string at a gig, and a ferrule falls out and disappears into a dark recess. I’d go with glue, or better, use a bar instead of individual ferrules.

ICBM

Don't glue. Wrap them with a turn of paper masking tape, cut just wide enough so you can crinkle it slightly over the inner end to stop it being pushed off as you press them into the body. It's fairly soft so it doesn't crack over time.

I've done dozens, possibly hundreds!

RocknRollDave

Roland said:

SteveRobinson said:

… there's no real need to fix them.

Except when you change a string at a gig, and a ferrule falls out and disappears into a dark recess. I’d go with glue, or better, use a bar instead of individual ferrules.

Why would you be changing strings at a gig?!

WezV

RocknRollDave said:

Roland said:

SteveRobinson said:

… there's no real need to fix them.

Except when you change a string at a gig, and a ferrule falls out and disappears into a dark recess. I’d go with glue, or better, use a bar instead of individual ferrules.

Why would you be changing strings at a gig?!

I had a mate come to me to fix his tele    He had lost the ferrule when a string snapped during a gig.   

He just pushed the new string in and carried on.  Then that string snapped a bit later, but the ball end was stuck.  Same happened again and he somehow managed to string it past the stuck ball end.

I dug 3 of the buggers out.

TTony

RocknRollDave said:

Why would you be changing strings at a gig?!

During the drum solo - gives the crowd something interesting to watch.

ICBM

RocknRollDave said:

Why would you be changing strings at a gig?!

When one breaks...

Roland

RocknRollDave said:

Why would you be changing strings at a gig?!

String break. Switch to spare mid song, then replace the string between sets just in case one breaks on the spare guitar. 

BillDL

ToneControl said:

...... or use a hot soldering iron as some recommend?

I'm curious about this recommendation.  Not to try for myself, because I usually use masking tape just as ICBM does, but just out of curiosity about what you are supposed to do with the soldering iron.

DiscoStu

I read in a guitar mag back in the late 80s that you should always carry a packet of Rizla papers in your kit bag for fixing loose knobs, switches, ferrules etc.
I've had a packet ever since and it's never been opened haha!

ToneControl

BillDL said:

ToneControl said:

...... or use a hot soldering iron as some recommend?

I'm curious about this recommendation.  Not to try for myself, because I usually use masking tape just as ICBM does, but just out of curiosity about what you are supposed to do with the soldering iron.

on this thread
Should you glue in string ferrules? | Telecaster Guitar Forum (tdpri.com)
someone said he pushed them in with a hot soldering iron
I don't fancy doing that

WezV

The hot soldering iron works if you have a thick build of lacquer around the ferrule hole. It also helps to remove them if they are glued or stuck in

 Personally, I redrill the ferrule and string hole  with a drill running in reverse as I don't want finish clogging up those holes.