dandini Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Has anyone else had a problme where the screw into teh body of your bass has worn itself loose and opened up teh whole? If so, I'd love to know how you "repaired" it? My strap lock wobbles around teh hole now and my strap can come off mid playing!! Cheers Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrenochrome Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I don't know how expensive the bass you want to repair is but I fixed a cheap Tanglewood by filling the hole with polyfilla, then before it set I screwed in the strap button and left it for a couple of days. The repair has lasted 5+ years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG.J Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 In the past i have used a few match sticks (Ends Cut Off) which acts as a raw plug when packed into the hole! Have a good one! Justin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandini Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 [quote name='Adrenochrome' post='361267' date='Dec 22 2008, 06:26 PM']I don't know how expensive the bass you want to repair is but I fixed a cheap Tanglewood by filling the hole with polyfilla, then before it set I screwed in the strap button and left it for a couple of days. The repair has lasted 5+ years.[/quote] Its my BB614... not bothered about the cost of the guitar as teh bass is a bit battered and will eventually be replaced by a Rick. Somone suggested glueing in a broken match and using that effectively as filler... anyone got any thoughts on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG.J Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 [quote name='dandini' post='361275' date='Dec 22 2008, 06:39 PM']Its my BB614... not bothered about the cost of the guitar as teh bass is a bit battered and will eventually be replaced by a Rick. Somone suggested glueing in a broken match and using that effectively as filler... anyone got any thoughts on that?[/quote] Check my reply! You must have been typing the same time as me. The matchstick method works well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 +1 to both the above solutions (+2 then?) I use matches, i heard something about the cooks matches being the most suitable because of the wood or something, not sure how true that is though... In my youth i used Milliput, but suppose any decent filler would be a more permanent solution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnylager Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Cocktail sticks - harder wood. Fnarr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG.J Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 [quote name='lemmywinks' post='361282' date='Dec 22 2008, 06:46 PM']+1 to both the above solutions (+2 then?) I use matches, i heard something about the cooks matches being the most suitable because of the wood or something, not sure how true that is though... In my youth i used Milliput, but suppose any decent filler would be a more permanent solution[/quote] Cooks matches are great as they are much larger and you would probabilly only need one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandini Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 Thanks for the response. Ill post when ive tried the repair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 +1 on the cocktail sticks. Makes a better-lasting repair than matches of any variety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 +1 on cocktail sticks here too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandini Posted December 23, 2008 Author Share Posted December 23, 2008 OK, cocktail sticks it is and with Xmas being here I should have plenty of supply. Any suggestions of how t use them? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisba Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 (edited) [quote name='dandini' post='361587' date='Dec 23 2008, 12:10 AM']OK, cocktail sticks it is and with Xmas being here I should have plenty of supply. Any suggestions of how t use them? Cheers[/quote] Well, the usual method is... Take cocktail stick in one hand Take plate of sausages in the other hand Decide which of the many sausages takes you fancy Insert cocktail stick in sausage Transport sausage to mouth, being careful not to stab yourself with the stick. Repeat as necessary Oh, you mean for repairing the hole ? Cut/break a couple of sticks so they are slightly shorter than the depth of the hole Dribble some PVA wood glue into hole Insert sticks ( no need to jam the hole full of sticklets, in fact this would be bad. 2 should do unless it's in a bad way ) Wipe away excess glue Allow to dry Screw screw back in. Go back to sausages Edited December 23, 2008 by chrisba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandini Posted December 23, 2008 Author Share Posted December 23, 2008 [quote name='chrisba' post='361700' date='Dec 23 2008, 09:11 AM']Well, the usual method is... Take cocktail stick in one hand Take plate of sausages in the other hand Decide which of the many sausages takes you fancy Insert cocktail stick in sausage Transport sausage to mouth, being careful not to stab yourself with the stick. Repeat as necessary Oh, you mean for repairing the hole ? Cut/break a couple of sticks so they are slightly shorter than the depth of the hole Dribble some PVA wood glue into hole Insert sticks ( no need to jam the hole full of sticklets, in fact this would be bad. 2 should do unless it's in a bad way ) Wipe away excess glue Allow to dry Screw screw back in. Go back to sausages[/quote] Cheers.. just cooking teh sausages now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumnote Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 [quote name='chrisba' post='361700' date='Dec 23 2008, 09:11 AM']Well, the usual method is... Cut/break a couple of sticks so they are slightly shorter than the depth of the hole Dribble some PVA wood glue into hole Insert sticks ( [b]no need to jam the hole full of sticklets, in fact this would be bad. 2 should do unless it's in a bad way [/b])[/quote] Yes, whatever you do dont try and fill the hole, unless you then drill a new pilot hole afterwards. If you completetly fill the hole you run the risk of splitting the wood on your guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 If you are stuck for cocktail sticks and glue (maybe because you are at a gig) but do have some matches then fill the whole completely with match wood because the softer wood of the match will accept the screw without splitting the guitar wood. That should hold it until you get home and can access cocktail sticks and [s]sausages[/s] glue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 I had this happen on my 55-02 last week, just shoved a bit of cardboard in the hole and tightened the screw back in.. tighter than a really tight thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 [quote name='Machines' post='362536' date='Dec 24 2008, 09:12 AM'].. tighter than a really tight thing.[/quote] Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandini Posted December 25, 2008 Author Share Posted December 25, 2008 Clearly a more common problem than I realised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 I don't think I've had any instruments that haven't needed this doing. Never been convinced the little srews generally used are adequate for the job, bit bigger screw shouldn't work loose and start reaming a big hole in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octavedoctor Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 [quote name='neepheid' post='361514' date='Dec 22 2008, 10:40 PM']+1 on cocktail sticks here too[/quote] Do it properly for god's sake. Drill the hole out and plug it with dowel. Use a very slightly larger diameter of dowel and spin it in the hole using a cordless drill in to compress the wood fibres. glue it in and trim it flush then re-drill when the glue has set using the [i]correct[/i] diameter of drill (slightly larger than the thread core but smaller than the diameter across the thread crests). Even better, replace them with a set of Jim Dunlop flush mounted straplock ferrules. These transfer the weight of the bass directly to the the strap and take it off the screw which is fragile and unstable. [url="http://www.allparts.uk.com/strap-lock-dunlop-flush-mount-p-3920.html?p=product"]Flush mounted strap locks[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Cocktail sticks are certainly better than matches. For a good, quick repair which doesn't require redrilling, place a couple of the cocktail sticks with some quick setting epoxy and screw the button back on while still wet, solid as a rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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