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Question: Guitar strap screw won't stay in!?
It's a squier strat and both of the screws have come out a few times, the top one screwed back in but the bottom one doesnt screw in, the inside of the hole mustve been smoothed out and so I can push it back in but in a few minutes it just falls out again!. its been yanked around a bit, i did an acdc impersonation thing at a school concert with some mates so it got pulled a bit!. i know i can probably just drill another hole next to it but I dont know if theres any electronics or anything underneath, its right behind the bridge like all strats!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Hi Tom
Easy fix LOL!.!.!.!. Just remove the , use whilte glue and toothpicks!. Just dip the toothpick in white glue and put them in the hole!. Break the toothpick, let dry for 15 minutes or more!. now you can screw it back in not too tight!. Wait 24 hours and tighten it!. It will hold like new !.
Same for the bottom one!. If you need to, put 2 toothpicks!. You are not damaging the guitar in any way!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
You have to insert a wooden plug with carpenters glue into the old holes!.(sometimes a couple of tooth picks will do-tap them in while the glue is wet)!.
Sounds like the screws may be too short to begin with-are they original!? If not I'd try to find a longer screw with a
Philips head if you want it to look original!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
thats pretty annoying, glue around the hole or somthing, or get another guitar i hate strats!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Here's a valuable tip I learned from a tech friend of mine!.
If you have screws come loose from a guitar, whether for a strap or a tuning peg or whatever, take a bunch of toothpicks, coat them with either wood glue or super glue, and shove 'em on in there!. Wood glue is better, but there's a 24 hour curing period!. Make sure the entire hole has as much wood and glue that you can fit in there!. The next day, come back and break off whatever's sticking out of the hole, and you can drill or screw right into it as if it was brand new!.
Don't do it with a guitar that's really valuable, you're better taking it to a qualified tech for appraisal on how to repair it without lowering its value!.
That said, I've done this at least a dozen times on my various guitars' tuning pegs, as I keep dropping the stupid things and causing the tuners to come loose!. Pull off the head, fill in the hole with a toothpick or two, come back the next day and rescrew it in, and it works just peachy!.
SaulWww@QuestionHome@Com