thewalruswaspaul Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 (edited) Help, I have recently aquire a MIM Urge Bass. I noticed the screws on the machineheads seemed to be pulling away from the headstock a little , after taking off one of the machineheads it seems that the previous owner has replaced the original machineheads and has drilled the holes for the replacements too big. Im a bit stuck at the moment as to what to do , is there any kind of fix for this or will I have to buy some genuine fender machineheads , any suggestions. Have attached pics , sorry for the abysmal picture quality Edited May 27, 2008 by thewalruswaspaul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 For such a small scale fix, I'd try cocktail sticks and wood glue in the hole. Wait overnight to dry then screw in. That'll give the screws something to grip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 +1 to Neep's suggestions but I'd use match sticks rather than coctail sticks which maybe too small. Matches are slightly softer wood too so if you get a good fit in the holes you wont need to redrill. The proper way would be to plug all teh holes with the correct wood for the headstock and start again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 [quote name='finnbass' post='207754' date='May 28 2008, 01:47 AM']I am not arguing, but AFAIK the whole point of using cocktail sticks is that they [b]are[/b] harder than matchsticks and therefore more durable. Being small, means that you fit as many as needed.[/quote] It is better to completely fill the hole, than leave gaps which you will do with cocktail stick as they dont tessallate well. It may take a little longer to whittle the end to fit perfectly but its worth the time. It will make a stronger joint with the hole completely filled with a sligthly softer wood, than lots of smaller bits that could become dislodged when you drive the wood screw into it. I learnt this from a gun stocker, who used all sorts of exotic woods and is country renowned for his repair work on best english guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinehead Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Somebody has a problem with ME? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 [quote name='machinehead' post='217235' date='Jun 11 2008, 10:04 PM']Somebody has a problem with ME? [/quote] Yes, apparently you're loose and flappy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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