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Permalink Reply by GARAGE HERMIT on December 30, 2010 at 8:35am

some people use pop-rivette top-hat's, steel or brass tube from model shop's or b&q, or do a search for string ferruals, my spelling is terrible,

Permalink Reply by David L. on December 30, 2010 at 9:01am

For ones used on electric guitar bodies these are good at £4.50 for six (bottom of the page)

http://www.axesrus.com/axehardware.htm#Rerrs and postage is included in the price for UK delivery.

Permalink Reply by Yellowbelly Flatt on December 30, 2010 at 9:43am

Yes indeed.

there are 'special' top hat style ferrules that are readily available. I use C.H. Guitars  but these are too large for you.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/6-x-Guitar-string-Mouting-ferrules-/130337604...

 

I have also used pop rivets )different sizes are available), brass plate with suitable holes drilled in it, and wire that is used to bend the string over, rather than the wood.

It's probably too late for now, but a flying tail piece can also be a solution

Permalink Reply by D.C. Mansfield on December 30, 2010 at 10:32am

That's brilliant, thanks for the advice!
Funny how easy it is to get the parts once you know what to look for. Cheers all.

Permalink Reply by Tim Porter on December 30, 2010 at 9:04pm

I use the brass ferrules (they've probably got a proper name) off the end of an old set of strings, they worked fine for me and cost nowt. Which was a bonus.

Permalink Reply by dogfinger steve on December 31, 2010 at 5:20am

i got an eyelet kit from a pound shop which consists of a pair of crimpers and the 2 halves that you press together, these are about 3 or 4 mm internal diameter, they're brass and you get a bag of 100 or so. only used em once so far n worked fine. theres a pic "identical twins" on my page that shows the tail end with em on. seen em in boyes shops too. hope thats some help :0)