Strap Pin

[PrinceAlice]

I sure this has been asked before, but anyway...... I need some help with my guitar's top strap pin. It keeps falling out, what is the best way to fix this?

[albee1952]

Fill the stripped screw hole with wooden toothpicks and yellow glue and let it harden overnight before screwing the pin back on. Another option is to try to find a slightly longer and thicker screw to bite into fresh wood(I know the bad jokes.....LOL). I better repair would be to drill out the hole clean and glue in a piece of hardwood dowel and re-drill.

[chaos731]

Originally Posted by albee1952

Fill the stripped screw hole with wooden toothpicks and yellow glue and let it harden overnight before screwing the pin back on.

+1
Sometimes the oldest tricks in the book are still the best.

Originally Posted by albee1952

Another option is to try to find a slightly longer and thicker screw to bite into fresh wood(I know the bad jokes.....LOL). I better repair would be to drill out the hole clean and glue in a piece of hardwood dowel and re-drill.

dare I say, "that's what she said"...

[albee1952]

"dare I say, "that's what she said"...
"
.....right before the bed broke...

[PrinceAlice]

You people watch to much of "The Office"!

[Wild_Child]

Yep, toothpicks are the way to go. Or in my case, wooden kebab skewers! I attatched some schaller straplocks to my RG the other day and they worked a treat. Make sure you leave it to dry for at least 24 hours (ideally two days) before you re-drill.