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snojones
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snojones
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12/31/2020 4:28 pm

Securing a strap button on the heel of the guitar neck is really easy. Read/comprehend the instructions. Assemble the needed tools (a drill, bits, a center punch, a hammer, an appropiately tipped screw driver). Mark the location where the hole will be drilled and use the center punch and hammer to make a diviot where you will drill your hole. Make sure the dirll bit diameter is smaller than the screw you intend to install. This will assure that the screw goes in straight and establishes a firm hold on the wood. (just in case.... if you drill a hole that is too loose for the screw, you can make a second attempt to secure it by placing a match stick and a drop of wood glue into the hole before you tighten the screw into the same hole. The match stick will make the hole tight enough to secure the screw.)

Withe your strap attached to a button on the heel of the guitar neck, you will find that your guitar will hang in a steady position, right where you want it to be when you play it. The guitar will not slide left and right as you play. If you tie to the end of the neck the guitar will have a tendency to move around on your body. This complicates the very reason you got a strap in the first place. It really is easy to do the button instalutton on the heel of the neck. You will be much happier with that kind of attachment. It is a great first dyi guitar project and you are very much capable of accomplishing the job.


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