Best way to stop the Furrels falling out.

dave_bass5 · #1 10-29-2008, 11:29 AM

I was changing the strings on my new Fender P5 last night and one of the furrels feel out the back. I was just wondering whats the best way of securing it back in if im not stringing through the body.

Ive got a few ideas but wanted to see what other do first.

Cheers

scottbass · #2 10-29-2008, 11:32 AM

Glue - maybe superglue. Double-stick tape. Gooey wood filler. Anything, really. It shouldn't take much.

fretlessman71 · #3 10-29-2008, 11:33 AM

A spot of wood glue ought to do just fine I would think.

bassteban · #4 10-29-2008, 11:39 AM

Stop calling them furrels(isn't that some kind of animated stuffed animal?). It's 'ferrules'.

Pilgrim · #5 10-29-2008, 11:48 AM

Put a couple of drops of super glue inside the cavity (to keep it from getting on the finish), then re-insert the ferrule. A brush-on application would be better than a squeeze bottle just to make sure you don't get the glue where you don't want it.

Willy2911 · #6 10-29-2008, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by bassteban

Stop calling them furrels(isn't that some kind of animated stuffed animal?). It's 'ferrules'.

Ha Ha THE FURBE!!! Those things used to freak me out

dave_bass5 · #7 10-29-2008, 12:12 PM

Thanks guys.
I was thinking along the lines of wood or suprer glue so ill do that.
And sorry for the typo, i do know how to spell it, i just typed it in a rush (honest).

62bass · #8 10-29-2008, 01:18 PM

Use carpenter's wood glue if you ever want to be able to remove them again, like for a refinish. The super glue will make them permanent. Wood glue will hold plenty well enough.

Pilgrim · #9 10-29-2008, 03:22 PM

Is that Will Ferrell falling out?

AlembicPlayer · #10 10-29-2008, 03:31 PM

another non-glue fix I have used on string ferrules and over sized tuner holes is to put a piece of teflon tape around the ferrule and squeeze it in to the hole..make sure you start the tape about half way down the shaft so when you push it in, the tape pushes into the fit. This method is specially good for over sized holes.

dave_bass5 · #11 11-03-2008, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by 62bass

Use carpenter's wood glue if you ever want to be able to remove them again, like for a refinish. The super glue will make them permanent. Wood glue will hold plenty well enough.

Thanks and thats what i used.
All good now.

Cheers all.