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Tightening the nut on the jack/strap button
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  1. July 26th, 2008, 08:02 PM #1
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    Default Tightening the nut on the jack/strap button

    I thought I recalled someone posting a tool they used for tightening the nut on the jack/strap button located on the inside of the guitar.

    I don't remember if it was here, or at Washburn, or even some other site, but I recall someone posting a picture of what they used because they couldn't get their arm far enough into the sound hole to tighten the nut with a conventional open end wrench.

    Anyone remember the post or have a way of tightening the nut? Excluding the suggestion of getting someone with thin/little arms.
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    I would think a nut driver would do the job nicely.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Katastrophe
    I would think a nut driver would do the job nicely.
    Nope, it has to be open end. The end inside the guitar has wired connected to it and the one I had experience with I believe had the wires coming out of the end. So, you can't use a box wrench, socket, or nut driver.
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    Okay, I've seen some open end wrenches where the end was angled at 90 degrees to the handle of the wrench. Would something like that work?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Katastrophe
    Okay, I've seen some open end wrenches where the end was angled at 90 degrees to the handle of the wrench. Would something like that work?
    That should work if it had a decent length handle.
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    Stew-Mac to the rescue...

    http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Wr...ck_Wrench.html

    It's a nut driver, but with a slot cut in specifically designed for what you were talking about, I think.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Katastrophe
    Stew-Mac to the rescue...

    http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Wr...ck_Wrench.html

    It's a nut driver, but with a slot cut in specifically designed for what you were talking about, I think.
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    Strum, is that the tool you were looking for?

    Curiosity kills the Kat, you know...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Katastrophe
    Strum, is that the tool you were looking for?

    Curiosity kills the Kat, you know...
    I think that may be it.

    Hey Shiner, did you buy this tool? Maybe that's where the memory of a previous discussion is coming from.
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    Yup. I used to to tighten the end jack on CB's (your) EA20. If you need to use it let me know and I'll mail it to you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by luvmyshiner
    Yup. I used to to tighten the end jack on CB's (your) EA20. If you need to use it let me know and I'll mail it to you.
    No, I don't need it, I was just trying to help someone out in another forum and I told him I recalled someone had a tool that did the trick - thanks for the offer though (Hint: new guitar doesn't require one of those tools).
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    A small basin wrench should work also.
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    Quote Originally Posted by just strum
    (Hint: new guitar doesn't require one of those tools).

    Well that just narrowed it down....its either an Electric....or it is not an Acoustic Electric :-)
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