Jim Hanks
Well-known member
I almost put this in the luthier's section, but decided not to. :biglaugh:
Just wanted to share. I installed a strap button on my Ohana TKS-15E. You can see pictures below. I used a a Fender strap button - $4.99 from Sam Ash. I also picked up a $6 guitar strap which is way too wide but they didn't have anything slimmer.
The screw required a 1/8" diameter drill bit. I tested this and the 9/64" bit on a scrap piece of wood first and the 9/64" was exactly the size of the screw so I backed down a size to give the screw something to bite into, but not so much as to split. It screwed in with a hand screwdriver with just a little pressure so I think I got the right size. The only minor boo-boo was that I marked the bit with tape for the proper depth, but the bit actually went through the tail block just before I hit the tape. Oops. Seems OK though.
Hands-and-elbow-free is *SO* much nicer. Feeling much more secure. :nana:
Jim
Just wanted to share. I installed a strap button on my Ohana TKS-15E. You can see pictures below. I used a a Fender strap button - $4.99 from Sam Ash. I also picked up a $6 guitar strap which is way too wide but they didn't have anything slimmer.
The screw required a 1/8" diameter drill bit. I tested this and the 9/64" bit on a scrap piece of wood first and the 9/64" was exactly the size of the screw so I backed down a size to give the screw something to bite into, but not so much as to split. It screwed in with a hand screwdriver with just a little pressure so I think I got the right size. The only minor boo-boo was that I marked the bit with tape for the proper depth, but the bit actually went through the tail block just before I hit the tape. Oops. Seems OK though.
Hands-and-elbow-free is *SO* much nicer. Feeling much more secure. :nana:
Jim