The hole for my strap pin (not sure that's the correct terminology but hopefully you know what I mean) has become too big for the screw. Here's a picture to help with my explanation:
http://imgur.com/jsi4JI1There are two holes at the bottom of the guitar. What do you guys think is the best option for me?
- Use the other hole with the same pin. **I'm worried about this though because I don't want the same thing to happen again**
- Get a new pin. From where?
- Get strap locks. But which ones? (I know nothing about them)
- Something else.
And out of interest which is the original hole? It's a '93 Fender American Standard.
Thank you.
Comments
Get some white PVA wood glue and some toothpicks - one is enough usually.
Stand the guitar upright on its headstock. Fill the hole with glue. Break the tooth pick into three pieces and jam them into the hole. Tap in with a hammer if they don't go all the way. Break off any excess length and clean up the glue overspill. Now put the screw and button back immediately with the glue wet. Wipe off any glue if any leaks out round the button.
That will hold it really strongly. It's a shame someone didn't do it before drilling the second hole...
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Don't do what my mate did though, and put toothpicks into a chambered guitar's strap hole, he put about 3 in thinking "this is a deep hole" only to find that all the sticks fell into the cavity, and now that guitar will eternally rattle.
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I have had two Strats where this happened.
I used wood filler, filled the hole with the filler and screwed the screw back in, wiping the excess spoff away.
Worked a tread.
Although I doubt it would be easy to remove the straplocks I fitted will remain on there for as long as I have the guitar.
Much easier and actually better than the supposedly 'proper' method of drilling out, dowelling, and redrilling. The only exception is neck bolt holes, which can be drilled and a side-cut maple dowel fitted if the hole has been really opened out too large - but it must be a side-cut dowel or it's weak.
The key is to put the screw back in with the glue still wet and no drilling, so it tightly compresses the wood fibres and the glue and creates a really solid bond.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Most cocktail sticks (at least decent ones) are 2mm diameter....these are often the same as round toothpicks.
Barbeque/Satay skewers are also really hard(bamboo usually) and are usually 3mm , and you can get them in 4mm too
We will often find that a 3mm one is good fit for the strap button hole if not enlarged, otherwise we would go for 4 mm one
Drill out the hole with the drill that closely matches the dowel you will use
Coat in PVA or tightbond and tap into place, and leave to dry
Trim skewer and make flush
Use bradal or awl to spike pilot for drill bit to go in
We do the Dunlop straplock ready buttons which are really good even without the special strap fitting as they are a big size button (and also work great with Grolsch rubber seals)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jim-Dunlop-Straplock-ready-buttons-dual-design-new-/170658783732
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