Acustic guitar end strap pin

[fretplay]

Does anyone know where I can get an end strap pin for an acoustic guitar. I want a nice one, gold to match the machine heads. In UK if poss Thanks guys.

[blindboygrunt]

You need a jack socket ?

[fretplay]

I have just taken the pickup and jack socket out. So now I have a one cm hole I would like to fill hopefully with a gold strap pin of some kind. Any ideas?.

 

You need a jack socket ?

[OldCowboy]

Plug the hole and then drill the plug and install the button of your choice?

[Boyd]

I would also be interested in some kind of strap pin that fits the hole from an output jack. I have an old DeArmond pickup that I use in two different guitars. Don't want to permanently seal the hole, just put something in to cover when the pickup isn't used. Seems to me I saw something like this awhile ago, but I don't recall where.

[fortyearspickn]

Bob Colosi has exactly what you want. http://www.guitarsaddles.com/Plugs.asp Bob's your uncle.

[Boyd]

Cool, that looks very nice - but there's a problem with your link. This is the correct one: http://www.guitarsaddles.com/Plugs.asp

[fretplay]

Thanks for that Bob. I have found a source in UK which is better for me.

 

Bob Colosi has exactly what you want. http://www.guitarsaddles.com/Plugs.asp Bob's your uncle.

[dhanners623]

Late to the party, and it's not gold, but for future reference there is this:

http://www.stewmac.com/Hardware_and_Parts/Endpins_and_Bridge_Pins/NoJak_Endpin.html

 

I've got one in one of my guitars and it looks/works great.

[fretplay]

I would also be interested in some kind of strap pin that fits the hole from an output jack. I have an old DeArmond pickup that I use in two different guitars. Don't want to permanently seal the hole, just put something in to cover when the pickup isn't used. Seems to me I saw something like this awhile ago, but I don't recall where.

 

Hi Boyd, Well I got a gold end pin and it looks great. As the guitar has gold hardware it matches perfectly. The only down side is that they are difficult to fit. I tried all members of the family but a human arm will not go through the sound hole enough to hold the inner piece and find the hole.

 

After a lot of cursing and thinking( the latter being better) I came up with the answer. A skewer, like you would use in the kitchen. Push the skewer through the hole from the outside then slide on the inner end piece and push it up into the inside hole. Screw on the gold outer pin and pull out the skewer, done! It's worth it as at looks really good.