guitar problem!

[bridget frenzy]

the screw in the top strap pin of my guitar keeps unscrewing itself, it's like the thread inside the wood is wearing away or summin and since i kinda throw my guitar around a bit onstage its pretty important that the strap stays on to stop some unsuspecting punter getting a guitar across his chops.

i had the same problem with another guitar and tried to remedy the problem by putting a bigger screw in the hole, this only lead to the wood cracking and the paint coming off around it!

iam looking of a way of fixing this problem without having to tape it on or fucking up all the paint etc by putting in a bigger screw (unless there is a way of doing this without all the damage?!)

somebody suggested getting a screw which is meant to hold strong in conditions where it would be agrivated by movement etc? but i don't have a fucking scoobie where to get a hold of these and i'd feel like a twat trying to explain it this all to mr B&Q man at the shop.


help.

[njw]

or refill the screw hole with a reliable strong wood filler, and re-drill it...

[bridget frenzy]

i'll get my gran to do the drilling bit, iam not very good at that shit.

[Rosco the Bosco]

Originally Posted by bridget frenzy

i'll get my gran to do the drilling bit, iam not very good at that shit.

knee cow's idea seems like a good one. i was going to saw get a really small rawlplug, but i dont think they come as small as you would need it.

[6months of evrything]

ok my brother is kinda a joiner and what he says is............

get some wood glue and fill the hole with it

get a few matches and take the blue bitty off

pack the glue packed hole with them till its totally chocka

leave it a bit to dry and set(like a few hours or however long it takes)

put the screw back in and when the screw pushes the matches out to the sides they will basically form really tight against one another aswell as the glue and your screw will be totally solid.

he did it for a mate and the thing just doesnt budge now, 100% solid!!!!

[I_got_a_mohawk]

Originally Posted by 6months of evrything

ok my brother is kinda a joiner and what he says is............

get some wood glue and fill the hole with it

get a few matches and take the blue bitty off

pack the glue packed hole with them till its totally chocka

leave it a bit to dry and set(like a few hours or however long it takes)

put the screw back in and when the screw pushes the matches out to the sides they will basically form really tight against one another aswell as the glue and your screw will be totally solid.

he did it for a mate and the thing just doesnt budge now, 100% solid!!!!

Yeah, thats what I was gonna say, i did it for my bass, but i used cocktail sticks, worked perfectally

[bridget frenzy]

iam gunna give that a try although i think i'll only be able to fit a couple of matches in..

[deadbolt]

hey man..thats happened to me fuckin loads.the best is to just snap a few matches in half and put as many in as possible.I usually only use one match broke in half n it sticks perfectly!

[njw]

what i think you should do is fill the hole with some match sticks and then put the screw back in... should hold perfectly.

[bridget frenzy]

thats exactly what i did, it seems to be holding out ok...thanks chaps.

[flash]

this wasn't by any chance an epiphone les paul?
happened to me last year, and every time i pick up a guitar now i check to see if they're coming loose, just out of habit
The more permanent option is go to a hardware store and get one of those pastes that dries hard like concrete... fill the hole and when it's set just drill a new hole.

[kingbeau]

give the guitar to me.
end of problem.

Thank you please.

[I_got_a_mohawk]

Originally Posted by flash

this wasn't by any chance an epiphone les paul?
happened to me last year, and every time i pick up a guitar now i check to see if they're coming loose, just out of habit
The more permanent option is go to a hardware store and get one of those pastes that dries hard like concrete... fill the hole and when it's set just drill a new hole.

It happens to all guitars, well some more than others, alsong as the screw is in tight its ok, its when its loose and it has some freedom to move that it can cause trouble, especially if your jumpin all over the place on stage

[bridget frenzy]

yeah it was a les paul.

i think the problem with the les paul is that it is so heavy and all of the weight is basically held on the top strap pin, but the match thing worked..it hasn't moved at all since i did it.

who wants to buy my pants?

[The world according to Rye]

MAybe your the one thats too heavy jeanie?