Eye bolts instead of Strap pins?

[manchildjr]

Anyone ever try this or have any opinions on it. I have an old T-40 and strap pins suck and I have had strap locks fail. I really don't want to drop my baby

I do not care about resale value

 

[DJ Bebop]

Eddie Van Halen, is that you?

 

[manchildjr]

Eddie Van Halen, is that you?

It thought I'd seen it somewhere before

 

[EricssonB]

1/1/1 vote! Good turnout!

 

[PlungerModerno]

I said no. If the pins are unstable you'll need to repair that... and if you want extra 'grab' you can try different types of straps and straplocks... or a washer!

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Some ideas that can be tested before drilling or screwing a bass...

 

[Rip Topaz]

I said no. If the pins are unstable you'll need to repair that... and if you want extra 'grab' you can try different types of straps and straplocks... or a washer!

Some ideas that can be tested before drilling or screwing a bass...

Where did you find the flame shaped washers?

 

[PlungerModerno]

Where did you find the flame shaped washers?

http://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&q...urce=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=BTHfT5WTBMKphAeTxriUCg

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Pretty cool, but I'm kinda leaning towards making my own. with black jack. and hookers... (in the voice of Bender).

 

[manchildjr]

thanks for the input, i think i'll try the washer idea

 

[manchildjr]

btw the reason i don't use strap-locks is because i've have them fail and wound up dropping a bass

 

[walterw]

The key with schaller-type locks is to use a bit of loc-tite on the nut (don't get any in the plunger mechanism!) and to orient the thing so the U-shaped cup is open facing up.

Also, if the screw is not tight in the wood, a bit of wooden toothpick slathered in wood glue jammed in the hole, then the screw cranked in while still wet will make things secure.

 

[manchildjr]

thing with my old set was the washer* was to small and my strap popped out

 

[Bardley]

Never once had an issue in 13 years with any of my Dunlop straplocks. I never tried the Schallers but I find the common issue with them is that they are not being used correctly and the bass is basically hanging by the little pin and not the u-shaped cup.

I would try the washer first. Cheapest way to go by far.

 

[etoncrow]

here is a snap-on circlip that works great on a standard strap button.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Guitar-Stra...597?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item1c257cde15

 

[noetical1]

i say "yes" for only one reason: Dick Dale uses eyebolts (and snap-clips) on his Stratocaster-'The Beast'


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[M.Mannix3]

I said no. If the pins are unstable you'll need to repair that... and if you want extra 'grab' you can try different types of straps and straplocks... or a washer!

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I voted no and said it was a bad idea, try using a washer first. I'm not too keen on the flame ones, but to each his own.

 

[bigfatbass]

That peavey is a lead sled, and made of very hard wood, that is why your strap pins are stripping and pulling out. The same thing will happen with the eye bolts eventually. You need to fix the actual source of the problem first. Fill the holes with wooden matchsticks and wood glue (NOT Elmer's!) and wait at least a day for it to REALLY dry/set. Then pre-drill the pilot holes a little tighter than you normally would, and install the strap locks/end pins of your choice. If you solve the stripping problem, you will most likely solve your strap lock problem.

 

[skruch]

I've seen the eye hook mount on a guitar used by a "jump off the risers" kind of guy. He also used duct tape for various things on that same guitar. Not how I would treat a loved one.

 

[walterw]

Fill the holes with wooden matchsticks and wood glue (NOT Elmer's!) and wait at least a day for it to REALLY dry/set.

close, but still a miss, i'm afraid.

if you wait, then the hole dries with the wood bits suspended in a field of brittle glue, having never had any clamping pressure applied. wood glue joints have no strength unless they were clamped while drying.

crank in the screw while the glue is wet, so the new wood gets clamped against the old wood and it all dries strong and cast in the shape of the screw threads.

 

[bigfatbass]

I was assuming he was going to be drastically changing the size of the holes with new hardware, more of a poor man's dowling.

 

[Dutch Bassdude]

Over here (The Netherlands), a lot of bassists and guitarists use the washers that are on top of the 'Grolsch' beer clip-lock bottles, they work fine.

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