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Permalink Reply by Salty Sea Empire on April 8, 2011 at 12:53pm

eye screws work really well too. just screw them in and thread the string through the eye

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Permalink Reply by Richard G Caudill on April 10, 2011 at 4:59pm

I use the smallest eyebolt that i can get in the picture hanger section ...  U can kinda plot em out as the where u want em to go ,,I think that it makes the whole set up look nice ,, u can make em a triangler ,, or oval outline   I really like it ...

course the "extra upside down"nut we just saw really has my attention

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Permalink Reply by Dave Onastik on April 11, 2011 at 12:28am

I ended up using the eyebolts and they worked great.  Thanks for he help everybody.

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Permalink Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates on April 11, 2011 at 3:48am

Badda Bing!

 

-WY

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Permalink Reply by Wade on April 11, 2011 at 10:35am

2 screw eyes on each side of the headstock and a threaded bolt throught the 2 holes worked for me.

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Permalink Reply by Rand Moore on April 11, 2011 at 3:46pm

Lots of good ideas. I've been using tie-wraps, but on a 3-stringer, the middle string is not as effectively held down, so I wedge in a pick (with the intention of some day fashioning something more suitable).  Wade's idea sounds like the one I'll try next: two eye bolts on either side of the head and a cross piece made of a long threaded bolt. Thank you, all.

-Rand.

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Permalink Reply by The Phrygian Kid on April 12, 2011 at 12:10pm

unbelievable, two days after i put that pic there i had to make another, my first in 6 months or more.   Using up an old neck that was lying around..  When you have a bandsaw and a linsiher you can make something like this in minutes.   Make sure you use nice meaty screws wont you?

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Permalink Reply by Reverend Otis on April 12, 2011 at 8:33pm

i have always had success with tiny little eye screws from the hobby store

Cheers!

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Permalink Reply by JonBouye on April 13, 2011 at 6:19pm

Thanks for the post Dave. I just recently decided to take the plunge and do my first build. I'm still waiting on some of the parts to arrive which I want to use in my design but while preparing the neck I have already realized I was running into the same problem you are experiencing with a straight neck and turning machines being too high. I appreciate all the good ideas from everyone.

I have the box, neck and turners so I started yesterday. I don't have a lot of time to work on it and I'm slow anyway. But with everyone's advice I'll get there. What a learning experience.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Fred Johnson on May 29, 2011 at 12:16am

Use screw in brass or steel eyes to hold the strings down.Or stick a layer of wood to the back of the headstock to lower the tuners

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Permalink Reply by Fred Railsback on November 2, 2011 at 5:51am

I used small eye screws I got at Ace Hardware.  Just drilled 4 pilot holes and screwed them in.  Easy fix, looks nice too.

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