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Re: tele: converting 3 screw to 4 screw bolt on

4/23/2000 9:03 PM

dale

Re: tele: converting 3 screw to 4 screw bolt on heres a simple way to fill the body holes enough so that there is no movement. put a drop of super glue on a matchstick or similar, and put it in the hole and spread it around a bit. do this a few times then shoot some accellerator in the hole. try the screw and if it's not tight enough, repeat. i've done this many times and it works fantastic because no matter how many times i take the neck off it, the holes never widen up and the neck has been tight as hell since.     another thing that works to keep the neck tight, and can be done when drilling holes for a new neck, or when filling body holes as i described above is this---   when drilling the holes in a new neck, first mark where you would normally drill, but instead of drilling exactly on the marks,drill about 1/16" to 1/32" further towards the hi E string side of the neck, and slightly towards the headstock by the same amount. what happens is that when you screw the neck on, the screws will pull the neck tightly against the upper side and front of the pocket. this will give it a fit so tight you can't move it if you try, and it'll stay that way for good. you can also do the same sort of thing when doing the super glue fix i described above. apply the glue only to one area of the hole where it would be facing the area of the body where your arm goes over while playing. or even put a tooth pick there along with the glue. get it?     the point, no matter how you do it, it to make the screws and holes NOT line up exactly, but insted in such a way that the screws will pull the neck against the upper and front walls of the pocket. i've done this for years and i've since never had any problems whatsoever with necks moving in the least.     dale

 

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Lou All these are great ideas for fixin... -- 4/24/2000 12:59 PM