jim_bass Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 (edited) Does anyone else have this problem... I fit strap locks to all my basses (and guitars) after dropping a few whilst playing. Problem is that on both of my current basses the screw keeps coming loose. I tighten it up every time I play, but after an hour it is loose again. I'm now paranoid that the screw is going to come out. I'm thinking of either using wood glue to glue the screw in or trying to find a bigger screw (but I've done that already and it still comes loose). Edited March 14, 2010 by jim_bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 [quote name='jim_bass' post='774409' date='Mar 14 2010, 04:20 PM']Does anyone else have this problem... I fit strap locks to all my basses (and guitars) after dropping a few whilst playing. Problem is that on both of my current basses the screw keeps coming loose. I tighten it up every time I play, but after an hour it is loose again. I'm now paranoid that the screw is going to come out. I'm thinking of either using wood glue to glue the screw in or trying to find a bigger screw (but I've done that already and it still comes loose).[/quote] Do you mean the screw that holds the pin to the body? If so, it sounds like the hole is now too big; a bit of toothpick and some would glue should sort that no problem. Gareth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan_da_man Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Find a bigger screw or cut a matchstick in half and shove it in the hole - sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Matchsticks are too soft. The cocktail stick suggested by walbassist is a far better solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyonbass Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=47268"]This[/url] is how I do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_bass Posted March 14, 2010 Author Share Posted March 14, 2010 cheers guys. Will go with the dowel approach as I have some left over from old ikea furniture! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan_da_man Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 [quote name='BigRedX' post='774460' date='Mar 14 2010, 05:20 PM']Matchsticks are too soft. The cocktail stick suggested by walbassist is a far better solution.[/quote] Matchsticks worked fine for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 I had one come loose (although not out) at a gig and used a splinter off my drummers drum stick. That seemed to work really well and it never moved again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomBassmonkey Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 [quote name='dave_bass5' post='774994' date='Mar 15 2010, 10:23 AM']I had one come loose (although not out) at a gig and used a splinter off my drummers drum stick. That seemed to work really well and it never moved again.[/quote] Careful with drumsticks because the wood's very hard, you might end up splitting the wood on your bass if it's not as strong (more a problem on hollow bodied instruments where the wood's thinner). Matchsticks are fine, one of my mates used matchsticks to hold up a door after he knocked it out of the frame and it never came out once in years. I usually put in a matchstick, screw in the screw, unscrew it again etc 3-4 times just to make sure that there's a lot of wood going in to really cram the hole, you can tell how firm it is by how hard it is to screw in the pin anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky72 Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 [quote name='andyonbass' post='774572' date='Mar 14 2010, 07:08 PM'][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=47268"]This[/url] is how I do it[/quote] Awesome bit of work there. I'm going to do that this weekend. I think those Schaller straplocks have screws that are slightly smaller than Fender screws, I've heard its so their screws will never crack the paint and they won't get sued...nuts but apparently true! I read it on the web so it has to be right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbass1 Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 [quote name='andyonbass' post='774572' date='Mar 14 2010, 07:08 PM'][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=47268"]This[/url] is how I do it[/quote] Very helpful. I have actually used longer screws in the past which gets purchase int the new wood it reaches, but I like the dow idea better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Mariner Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 I had a loose top strap mount on a bass here - picked up a small splinter of beech, added PVA wood glue and drove it into the hole. Replaced the screw after it had dried and it seems to have done the job nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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