Acoustic Endpin Jacks - Are You Really Installing Them Right?

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David Collins

Күн бұрын

Common mistakes and a simple fix to keep the endpin jack from ever coming loose again on your acoustic guitar.

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@mtacoustic1 Ай бұрын

Great video! Learned something!! Three suggestions: 1) a 1/4 wood dowel won't scratch or damage any wood or metal parts like a metal rod. 2) Using a piece of coat hanger wire bent to a small "L" at one end takes a lot of trial & error out of determining the inner nut position through the end block. Use a piece of masking tape to mark the end block thickness and transfer this distance to the jack nuts. 3) Use a tiny (and I mean tiny!) bit of wood glue on the inner & outer nut threads to lock them in place. Wood glue acts like LocTite; but is less aggressive. However, too much will nearly act like a weld!

@danthegeetarman Жыл бұрын

Best video out there on this topic! This level of detail is something lacking with so other previous “luthier” videos on KZbin. This amount of detail is super helpful! 🙏

@nwcic 6 күн бұрын

Nice Tut. This will come in really handy installing a pickup in an f-hole Gypsy guitar. The long drill bit won't go into the f-hole on mine, but a stiff coat-hanger will. Thanks.

@bjfox620 4 ай бұрын

First time I’ve seen anything from your channel and I immediately subscribed. The clarity with which you speak about so many important details that often go overlooked is remarkable. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

@mutangpadan5311 7 ай бұрын

A BIG THANK YOU. Finally, I found the proper way it should be done. Mine is also a Larrivee😄

@caseykittel 10 ай бұрын

Dave should have millions of views. True expert and great videos.

@amgauctions29musicgearandm31 5 ай бұрын

Excellent Tutorial and it solves a long-standing jack issue. Thank You David.

@harpethguitar Жыл бұрын

I learned something new. Thank You! ❤

@vikingbeard 11 ай бұрын

Excellent to the point explanation, thank you. You do everything properly, including sound and picture, hope you'll keep on making videos.

@smandez2023 9 ай бұрын

Yep, great tips! I struggled with a K&K recently, but that extra long dowel bit you have there is the game changer. I think I have some wooden ones around the shop.

@Jamman610 2 ай бұрын

1/4” long bit? Excellent trick. I used a thin flexible wire. This is a much better idea. Thanks.

@gunnargubjornsson4112 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for an excellent Tutorial !! it solves a long-standing jack issue for me :)

@dew12u 6 ай бұрын

This is a very well done video - thanks for putting this out there!

@theloothgroup Жыл бұрын

Excellent Video !

@MaggardRazorsTV Жыл бұрын

Great video David!

@bsandoval230 5 ай бұрын

Your explanation was brilliant, thank you so much

@criscalvin2261 Жыл бұрын

Very well worded, thank you

@leestoutmusic 6 ай бұрын

Perfectly explained. Thankyou!

@DonaldRoycroft-sm3rp 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, that's absolutely essential,to know 😊😊😊

@walterw2 Жыл бұрын

been installing endpin jacks for decades and it's simple enough... nope! this is a revelation! i've always adjusted so the nut just barely _didn't_ bottom out against metal on the principle that it got me full clamping pressure on the wood, but now that you explain it of _course_ that's not as reliable as full-on metal against metal thread-tightening and yes, i see those dished-in washers all the time extrapolating out, what about the star washer inside? i've always assumed it was meant to grip the wood directly, but should it in fact be between the internal nut and the internal flat washer?

@A2Guitars Жыл бұрын

The star washer is designed to be placed between the nut and washer to lock the nut. To be honest though, so long as it’s tight I doubt that part would prove to have much consequence either way in this application.

@kmaster007 5 күн бұрын

What is that slide metal rod tool you used in this video called? Beats having to unwire the strings where the guitar's circle is for an illiterate person to. I've just watched several KZbin videos showing you how to drill a hole there to insert a point cork screw which to me is not ideal solution in the long run where this type of screw will cause that hole wood surface to crack or broken resulting from guitar strap pulling pressure.