Alan189 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Does anyone know where I can get a 2-screw truss rod cover with 'E' on it for the Sheraton 2 style cover? I've seen the 2-screw type on the Elitist Casinos and would like a 2 screw cover for my Sheraton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpiEric Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Do the Elitists have two hole TRCs? All the pictures I can find online show them with three. A two hole truss rod cover won't work on your guitar without some modification. On a Gibson, the truss rod hole is further up on the headstock - there is wood immediately behind the nut on the headstock side - and that wood is what the bottom screw goes onto. On most import guitars, the truss rod hole itself is immediately behind the nut on the headstock side, so there's nothing for the bottom screw to screw into. Easiest two hole "conversion" I've seen is to screw the bottom screw into a bit of eraser that is small enough to fit in the actual truss hole to hold that screw in place, then screw the cover on so its attached only by the top screw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan189 Posted March 17, 2011 Author Share Posted March 17, 2011 Yea, I know the bottom screw wouldn't actually screw into anything, I've the eraser trick before so I'd end up doing something like that. 2 Screw Cover Casino Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Yes, the two hole TRC is standard on the Assembled In USA (AIUSA) Casino, which is a very accurate reissue. Unfortunately, I have yet to find a source for even the three hole Epi TRCs. Went searching for a black one to replace the white TRC that comes with the Valensi Riviera. Ended up swapping it with the TRC on a Peerless Casino, and it visually improved both guitars! Still, I'd appreciate any info that can be provided on Epi TRCs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubstar Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 elitist have 2-hole covers...an elitist with a 3-hole TRC is most likely a fake or standard posing as an elitist when I needed a new TRC for my casino, I wrote to epiphone customer service and they sent one no charge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpanda Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 whoa. I never knew that. cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 dubstar - Many Elitists are direct copies of Gibson models and have two hole TRCs, which are shaped like the Gibson "bell" cover. Other Elitists, like the Casino, Riviera, & Sheraton, have a three hole TRC. Every catalog picture I've seen of an Elitist Casino has the three hole TRC. These are obviously not fakes. Only the AIUSA version is shown with a two hole TRC, and this model is no longer in production. Now it's possible that the Terada factory may have put necks similar to the AIUSA model on some Elitist Casinos (because they built both versions), but this would not be the norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubstar Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 I should have read this thread more carefully; I was thinking of the Gibson-derived models: http://www.epiphone.com/elitist/byrdland.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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