If you are ever in doubt and have any friends in health care, sneak it in for an X ray. Here's a Loprinzi I took a film of to look at the neck joint. You could tape a little BB where you want to put the screw for reference.
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| Author: | Kent Chasson [ Fri Jun 29, 2012 5:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | R Taylor strap pin placement |
What's up with R Taylor heels? I thought they would be the same as regular Taylors but when I drilled for a strap pin based on the Taylor spec sheet http://www.taylorguitars.com/global/pdf ... ap_pin.pdf, I hit metal. Anyone know? |
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| Author: | B. Howard [ Fri Jun 29, 2012 6:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: R Taylor strap pin placement |
Can't answer that but I've worked on a few and know they are quite a different animal than the the regular variety. I will make a note of the strap pin thing, thanks for the heads up. |
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| Author: | woody b [ Fri Jun 29, 2012 8:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: R Taylor strap pin placement |
The PDF you've linked in from 1994. Taylor no longer uses inserts, but has a piece of metal (aluminum?) embedded in the neck. It's been a couple years since I've had a neck off a Taylor, but I believe you can just drill through the metal you hit and install the screw. |
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| Author: | dberkowitz [ Sat Jun 30, 2012 8:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: R Taylor strap pin placement |
Kent, it's a piece of 1/2" aluminum rod in bedded vertically in the heel and then tapped. I suspect their spacing still holds, which on their concert models was an inch down and 1.5" on center. |
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| Author: | Kent Chasson [ Sat Jun 30, 2012 10:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: R Taylor strap pin placement |
Thanks all. It's funny, I looked around quite a bit before and after and found nothing on the web but the specs I linked to. Fortunately, no harm done. |
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| Author: | Terence Kennedy [ Sat Jun 30, 2012 11:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: R Taylor strap pin placement |
If you are ever in doubt and have any friends in health care, sneak it in for an X ray. Here's a Loprinzi I took a film of to look at the neck joint. You could tape a little BB where you want to put the screw for reference.
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| Author: | Kent Chasson [ Sat Jun 30, 2012 12:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: R Taylor strap pin placement |
My insurance won't cover that.... But maybe theirs would. I think you're on to something. $800 for a strap pin, another $1000 if the guitar has to stay overnight, $2000 for a private room.... |
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| Author: | Terence Kennedy [ Sat Jun 30, 2012 2:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: R Taylor strap pin placement |
You forgot the felt washer. |
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