recessing strap locks

[vyse933]

i personally don't like the look of my dunlops sticking out of my bass...so i'm considering haveing the actual part that's in the bass recessed so it's sleek and hidden. is there anything that i should look out for as far as doing this. is there any problem with this like weakness or anything that could go wrong. bassically is there any advice anyone can give me on recessing my dunlop strap locks?

[Rattman]

Isn't that process irreversable? I saw how Brawley did their Dunlops, which BTW does look great, but looking closer, I saw the big routing holes that were required to sink the female part of the straplock flush with the body, Just a thought..

[vyse933]

Originally Posted by Rattman

Isn't that process irreversable? I saw how Brawley did their Dunlops, which BTW does look great, but looking closer, I saw the big routing holes that were required to sink the female part of the straplock flush with the body, Just a thought..

hmm..*looks at that part of the straplock* yeah..if that were to fit in my bass, that would be pretty irreversable. except it seems like it would be possible to make some sort of acomidation to be able to use normal strap buttons again..maybe filling the whole with some sort of puddy, or some sort of bolt like thing (i dont know my hardware, haha) to put but into the hole to allow the strap buttons...even though it wouldn't look good.

[The Penguin]

There is a different model for flush mounting so you don't have to bury that whole button. You do drill out a bit more wood. If you change your mind and go back you can fill the hole with a dowel and it will be hidden by the button.

Regular or "dual"


Flush mount


http://www.allparts.com/categories.p...TRAP%20BUTTONS

[TheEmptyCell]

If I would have known that the flushmounts existed, I would've gotten a set a long time ago.

[Zooberwerx]

I've had both surface-mount and flush-mount and really have no preference. When installed correctly, both are safe and secure.

Surface-mount pins have a slight advantage as they will accept any strap should you happen to forget your Dunlop compatible strap.

I installed (actually relocated) flush-mount Dunlops on my David King 5. I drilled a small hole in the lower bout with my Dremel tool and slowly enlarged it with a routing (?) bit until the hole barely accepted the pin. I secured it with a #6 panhead screw...good to go!

Riis