Members ffud Posted January 24, 2010 Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 So I was trying to take my strap pegs off my les paul so I could put them on my strat temporarily, and somehow one of the screws just snapped in half leaving part in the guitar so now I can't put the pegs back on. See pic: any ideas how I can get this out so I can get a strap back on it? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted January 24, 2010 Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 you can either drill it out, or head down to home depot/lowes and find a screw extractor. here's an article describing how its done. http://homerepair.about.com/od/interiorhomerepair/ss/screw_extractor.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarNoobie Posted January 24, 2010 Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 GrabIt @ Home Depot... why were you putting your LP strap pins on your Strat? the Strat has no strap pins...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PanaDP Posted January 24, 2010 Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 Good luck with that. Screw extractors are generally made for screws that are stripped, not broken off at or below the surface. The way most wood workers would fix that would be to use a plug cutter and cut a plug of wood out that includes the screw. Then you would glue a matching plug in to replace the lost wood, doing your best to match the color and grain of the wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ffud Posted January 24, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 why were you putting your LP strap pins on your Strat? the Strat has no strap pins...? long story. I had a show and neither the strat or the LP were in good working condition, so I borrowed our lead signer's dad's 1972 SG which didnt have strap locks, so I took them off my strat and put them on the SG. Then somehow at the end of the show, I jumped, and when I landed the top half of SG broke down the seam of its body. So they took the SG home before I could get my strap off it. Then I finaly fixed my strat the other day and wanted to put a strap on it, so I took it off the les paul... and you know the story from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarNoobie Posted January 24, 2010 Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 you broke your lead singers dad's '72 SG i'd say you have more to be worried about that a screw in your Les Paul... wow.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ffud Posted January 24, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 yah, except that no one really plays it ( ) and he's really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doctor49 Posted January 24, 2010 Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 yah, except that no one really plays it ( ) and he's really cool. I would say he needs to be much more than really cool to deal with you. The fact nobody really plays it is not really the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EJD Posted January 24, 2010 Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 ...so I borrowed our lead signer's dad's 1972 SG... Then somehow at the end of the show, I jumped, and when I landed the top half of SG broke down the seam of its body... OH {censored} Holy {censored}, dude... can it be fixed? What are they doing about it? Holy crap, am I glad I ain't in your shoes Anyway, sorry. Is there any screw shaft protruding, or is it flush with the surrounding surface? My thought is, if there's a little bit sticking out, you could get pliers and carefully twist it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BoneNut Posted January 24, 2010 Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 For a hole that small?I'd tap it and sink the broken screw in a bit deeper and refinish the tiny spot. I'd drill a small guide hole right next to it and install a new screw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ffud Posted January 24, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 OH {censored} Holy {censored}, dude... can it be fixed? What are they doing about it? Holy crap, am I glad I ain't in your shoes Anyway, sorry. Is there any screw shaft protruding, or is it flush with the surrounding surface? My thought is, if there's a little bit sticking out, you could get pliers and carefully twist it out. The fix should be an easy glue. The seam of the two prices of body wood is conveniently located above all electronics and everything, basicaly just like the top horn and then straight across to the back. I already tried pliers. Wont budge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted January 24, 2010 Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 Just sink a screw next to the broken one. If you're running strap locks all will be covered. Nobody will ever know. Now for the SG, well its is a Gibson. No big loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ffud Posted January 24, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 Now for the SG, well its is a Gibson. No big loss. well played. I'm actually more of a fender guy lately myself as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StevenJM Posted January 24, 2010 Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 that same thing happened to my gibson sonex180... i tried unscrewing the strap button because i was going to put a dimarzio strap on it, i ended up just unscrewing one of the neck-screws, and then screwing it back in with it going through my strap, so it kinda worked similar to an SG... it worked fine... i just put a small piece of black electrical tape over the body and you seriously can't tell its there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashasha Posted January 24, 2010 Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 Holy crap. I am sure that I could do it, but it would take some time to figure out the least damaging method and I'd probably need to have it in my hands to mess with it. I'm thinking that a new screw hole right beside it and a felt pad are going to be the easiest and strongest method. Anything else is going to probably involve removing wood and plugging. And yeah, I highly doubt that you'd get a screw extractor onto that if you can't even grab it with pliers. There's a 99% chance you'd slip and make a huge mess as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ffud Posted January 24, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 I'll probably just be putting in a new hole. this is super lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarNoobie Posted January 24, 2010 Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 I'll probably just be putting in a new hole. this is super lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members GuitarNoobie Posted January 24, 2010 Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 why drill another hole? the grabit has worked for me before in your situation. not saying it will because there is not much to grab hold of, but i would avoid putting another hole in the Les Paul.... worst possible case, get a small drill bit designed for metal and try drilling it out without doing too much damage to the wood. then if need be use some toothpicks and wood glue to fix up the current hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AlexArmes Posted January 24, 2010 Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 It happened to me once! it was a pain to remove it, so i used a dentist's drill to make another hole and get it out with a screwdriver and worked fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ffud Posted January 25, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 25, 2010 I just had another thought. regardless if I can get it out, I was suddenly thinking maybe this would be a good excuse to move the peg to the back of the neck SG style. I kinda like having it there in the case of the SG, but how would that work out on a LP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattLivingInVan Posted January 25, 2010 Members Share Posted January 25, 2010 I just had another thought. regardless if I can get it out, I was suddenly thinking maybe this would be a good excuse to move the peg to the back of the neck SG style. I kinda like having it there in the case of the SG, but how would that work out on a LP? i wouldnt. id find a small metal bit and drill out the screw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members whataracket Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 If the screw twisted off and won't budge when you get a pliers on it, I'd suspect somebody may have glued it in the hole. If so, one way to loosen it is to heat the screw up with a soldering iron with a small conical tip. This should also loosen it up even if it's just really tight in the wood. You may then be able to get it out if you can get a pliers on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 If the screw twisted off and won't budge when you get a pliers on it, I'd suspect somebody may have glued it in the hole. If so, one way to loosen it is to heat the screw up with a soldering iron with a small conical tip. This should also loosen it up even if it's just really tight in the wood. You may then be able to get it out if you can get a pliers on it. really good advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ffud Posted January 26, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 If the screw twisted off and won't budge when you get a pliers on it, I'd suspect somebody may have glued it in the hole. If so, one way to loosen it is to heat the screw up with a soldering iron with a small conical tip. This should also loosen it up even if it's just really tight in the wood. You may then be able to get it out if you can get a pliers on it. its not glued (I put it in myself a year ago) but theres not really enough still exposed to grab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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