An adult's view on potmetal tuner screws, neck pockets - and more!

[stubhead]

I like proper screws for a few reasons. 1) it looks right, 2) proper steel and thread cut works better mechanically and 3) proper steel on the tuner screws will not leave you with a snapped off head (wondering how you are going to dig its remaining thread out for replacement). Proper hole size is the answer to this problem but for some reason Gotoh and others have been supplying really cheap screws with their tuners. They often snap no matter what.

and:

Today's import screws are inconsistent in head (usually smaller) size and not the same shape. Production of fasteners has moved a few times over the years and now its all done overseas with varying degrees of quality. Workers from all industries groan about the cheap fasteners available to them. Its true, new fasteners are much softer than the proper steel a few more pennies buys. It is possible to get good fasteners, but $ talks and the Home Depot/Allparts bags are noticeably different than vintage examples.

- http://www.lashingguitars.com/screws/index.html

FIND stainless, that's all.

The man gusheth wisdom from every orifice, as in:

http://www.lashingguitars.com/vintagemyths.html

and:

Some of the old Fenders sound like crap. Others quite good. No correlation between the neck pocket - sorry.

We have all seen the online pictures of guys fitting necks so they can lift the guitar off the table. That's all just great until they get the finish on and the neck is now too tight. They force it in and crack the smallest corner. Oh the craftsmanship.

- http://www.lashingguitars.com/art-neckpocket.html

And: http://www.lashingguitars.com/art-pickups.html
All worth reading, really: http://www.lashingguitars.com/articles.html

I like this guy. :hello2: