Strap lock problem...

[:oilpit:]

The other day my strap lock fell out while I was rockin' out (don't worry I caught it)

Turns out when the screw whole is stripped, so it just falls out.

any tips on how to fix this?

[Ian Martin]

Well, whatever you do, don't take Elmer's Glue and toothpicks and shove them in the hole (at least, not while NeoConMan is around). ;-)

 

If you want to go the extra mile, a dowel and wood glue. Then re-drill. But honestly, I've never had ANY trouble with toothpicks (and you don't have to re-drill). And I go nuts with my guitars, swing the guitar around, jump off amps, the whole nine yards.

[myspace.com/jessenoah]

dunlops or shallers?

ive never had that happen to me, but i bet its scary

[bobv]

It could happen easily if you use the screws from the straplocks on a Gibson because the screw for the endblock/tail pin is much larger than the regular screw. Apparently they put a large eye hook in there and hang the body from it for finishing, then reuse the hole for the strap button only they use a bigger hole. Almost everybody uses toothpicks and glue, mahogany slivers if you want to get fancy.

 

Only a fanatic would approach it this way: http://forums.gibson.com/Default.aspx?g=posts&t=3964

 

And yes, I got the idea from Neoconman. I think.

[Silverbursted]

Personally, have not had an issue with the toothpick method, but I don't jump around like a maniac either and have Schallers on all my children. Only thing is I like to use the felt as a filler between the button and the body. I'm not sure which one did not have them (I think the R7), but I had some extras and put them on when I installed the Schallers.