Author Topic: Swapping Schaller straplocks for Dunlop Dual design (Read 534 times)

lbpesq · « **Reply #15 on:** May 22, 2014, 12:46:19 AM »

The one complaint I have with my Schallers is that I can't use them with a strap pin mounted on the back at the base of the neck because the top of the lock stabs me. The Dunlops are much preferred for this particular application.

Bill, tgo

(Message edited by Lbpesq on May 22, 2014)

cozmik_cowboy · « **Reply #16 on:** May 22, 2014, 05:49:44 AM »

My Sheraton is the only one I have with that button placement; I have have never felt the Schaller poking me (may have something to do with the angle my belly puts it at. But wait, no, the same was true 100 pounds ago).

Peter

fmm · « **Reply #17 on:** May 22, 2014, 06:04:31 AM »

Cozmic: you are correct. I should have said the part was worn out, it wasn't really a failure.

mica · « **Reply #18 on:** May 22, 2014, 01:27:28 PM »

(Hmmm... I forgot to finish posting this yesterday so here goes)

Tom - as long as the anchor screw is secure you'll be fine. Just as Joey and Wolf suggest using a sliver or toothpick with glue will make the wood screw have a nice surface to grip into.

And yes, any strap or locking system should be checked every time an instrument is worn. Just the compression of the wood cells under the pressure from the wood screw and strap pin will cause the instrument end to loosen. No biggie unless you let it go a while and it strips or worse... fails! Likewise on the strap end (yes, loctite is your friend there!).

tomhug · « **Reply #19 on:** May 27, 2014, 10:42:01 AM »

Thanks Mica, Mission Accomplished:

The newer screws were just a bit longer, and a tiny bit wider, than the originals, so they should hold fine with no need for wood scraps or glue.

I forget how old this bass actually is. (I mean, I know its age but I don't think of it as 'old") I was reminded when I needed to find a flat-head screwdriver to loosen the Schaller Pegs that were on there. I *think* I put the Schallers on long ago... 1986 ?