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#20,041
Musicman1901 said:
Hey guys, never posted in this thread before but I need some advice. I just ordered a set of Dunlop Straplocks and was bummed to find they don’t fit on my Dingwall. The screw is too long and won’t go in all the way, I tried using the screw that was in the bass but the head of the screw is too big to pass through the opening on the Straplock. Does anyone here know of a straplock brand that fits on Dingwalls. Extremely agitated about this, never had an issue with any strap lock system on any bass before this.
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To avoid risking cracking your horn, you really need to follow Jim Dunlop's installation instructions, which are:
1. Secure body of instrument to a flat surface such as a table or workbench and remove existing strap buttons. If neck is bolted on,remove it for easier access.
2. With a 7/64ʺ bit, drill 7/8” deep into existing strap button hole.
3. Place strap button over hole. Lubricate tip of mounting screw with a small amount of wax or bar soap and screw it into the strap button hole with a #2 Phillips screwdriver.
4. Rotate clockwise until snug.
5. Repeat for other Straplok button.
 
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xnewyorka said:
To avoid risking cracking your horn, you really need to follow Jim Dunlop's installation instructions, which are:
1. Secure body of instrument to a flat surface such as a table or workbench and remove existing strap buttons. If neck is bolted on,remove it for easier access.
2. With a 7/64ʺ bit, drill 7/8” deep into existing strap button hole.
3. Place strap button over hole. Lubricate tip of mounting screw with a small amount of wax or bar soap and screw it into the strap button hole with a #2 Phillips screwdriver.
4. Rotate clockwise until snug.
5. Repeat for other Straplok button.
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This is how I did mine with the exception of taking the neck off, I just used a shorter screwdriver.
 
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Thanks guys! I waxed up the screw and just used a screwdriver to force it in, didn’t end up needing a drill wince I added some wax and some extra pressure. The ultimate test; allowing your child to strap it on and test its security; success. Thanks for the tip guys.
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Musicman1901 said:
Thanks guys! I waxed up the screw and just used a screwdriver to force it in, didn’t end up needing a drill wince I added some wax and some extra pressure. The ultimate test; allowing your child to strap it on and test its security; success. Thanks for the tip guys.View attachment 2942027
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Wait - does Korn have a new bassist??!
 
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Dave W said:
It's my understanding that the Dunlop screws are longer than the majority of stock screws on purpose. This way they bite into fresh wood making the whole system much more secure.

I've installed Dunlops on every instrument I've ever owned (got to be around 50) and never once drilled out the hole or cracked anything.
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Yep. I didn't re-drill either.
 
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Musicman1901 said:
Hey guys, never posted in this thread before but I need some advice. I just ordered a set of Dunlop Straplocks and was bummed to find they don’t fit on my Dingwall. The screw is too long and won’t go in all the way, I tried using the screw that was in the bass but the head of the screw is too big to pass through the opening on the Straplock. Does anyone here know of a straplock brand that fits on Dingwalls. Extremely agitated about this, never had an issue with any strap lock system on any bass before this.
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Take your two screws to the hardware store and find a screw that that has the length of the screw for the stock strap button and the head diameter of the one that came with the strap lock. You can buy multiple for less than $1.
 
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J Posega said:
Take your two screws to the hardware store and find a screw that that has the length of the screw for the stock strap button and the head diameter of the one that came with the strap lock. You can buy multiple for less than $1.
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That is a perfectly sensible suggestion, but I am guessing it won't be possible to find these screws at a hardware store, because the head is abnormally small to fit inside the button. As others have said, they needed to grind the heads down to make them fit. That said, I have never actually looked for these screws in a hardware store, so I could easily be wrong. I just use the screws that come with the Dunlop strap buttons.
 
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xnewyorka said:
That is a perfectly sensible suggestion, but I am guessing it won't be possible to find these screws at a hardware store, because the head is abnormally small to fit inside the button. As others have said, they needed to grind the heads down to make them fit. That said, I have never actually looked for these screws in a hardware store, so I could easily be wrong. I just use the screws that come with the Dunlop strap buttons.
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I think you'd have to hit up a specialty fastness store. Ie bolt supply house or greggs distributor. Strongly guessing lowes and Home Depot won't be very helpful. I have spent many a moment highly disappointed in those hardware isles.... perhaps even looking for this exact screw in his exact topic.
 
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xnewyorka said:
That is a perfectly sensible suggestion, but I am guessing it won't be possible to find these screws at a hardware store, because the head is abnormally small to fit inside the button. As others have said, they needed to grind the heads down to make them fit. That said, I have never actually looked for these screws in a hardware store, so I could easily be wrong. I just use the screws that come with the Dunlop strap buttons.
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I dunno, I found some that worked at the hardware store in the tiny little backwater crap hole I lived at in Michigan, any place that stocks screws, nuts, bolts, and doodads you can buy by the piece ought to have something.

EDIT: it was probably an Ace Hardware, but it changed since I moved away.
 

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