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Location: ranson,wva | is there any way to quick fix a stripped screw hole for the screws that hold the machines to the headstock. i sold one of my guitars and the guy who bought it is coming to get it today and when i was changing the strings i noticed that the low E string machine was loose as hell, i tried to tighten the screw but its stripped..any tips or tricks?? thanks jason |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Jason, take a wooden match stick and whittle off just a small sliver to fit in the hole. Push it in with a small punch or pin. (you could add a small amount of elmers glue also) Then just reinsert the screw, and the compressiion of the eatra wood should allow you to tighten the screw. Don't over tighten! |
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Location: ranson,wva | thanks jim, i sold a old applesauce 12 string that ive been working on for about a year now.. thanks,that did the job just fine..jason |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | You at one those West Virginia "Gentlemen's Clubs?" |
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Location: ranson,wva | in my single days maybe..but ill never tell..lol i take it you've been to my neck of the wva wood jeff?
then again there was this one savy chick at the golden horseshoe...oh damn wrong fourm..lol..jason |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | toothpicks, matchsticks fishsticks, they all work. |
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stripped screw hole fix