smokey
Active member
Hey guys,
I recently picked up a Big Al 5 second-hand which has an issue with the bridge pickup. On the B String side of the bridge pickup, the brass washer / nut (that the screw from the bridge pickup anchors into) has come out from the body. I took off the pickguard today and can see that on the G string side of the pickup, the brass washer appears to be under the laquer.
The previous owner disclosed the issue in his sale ad, but also noted that he had resolved the issue with superglue. It appears that transporting of the bass to me has made the issue re-emerge. As a side note, I do wish to clarify that I have dealt with the seller before in other transactions and have found him to be straight forward and honest in our dealings, so I have no issue about the information he has disclosed and told me.
The hole and the brass washer both appear clean, the issue is going to be getting the washer to stay in place with the force of the spring on the pickup wanting to pull it out and it appears that the top of the hole has rounded out, so the grooves in the brass washer will not grip as they previously would. Previously with similar issues of a hole being de-threaded, such as on strap pins, I have resolved by stuffing toothpicks into the hole before reinserting the screw. I don’t think this solution is going to work in this case, so thought I would post a thread to see if anyone had any other ideas before I try superglue to get the washer back in place?
Cheers
I recently picked up a Big Al 5 second-hand which has an issue with the bridge pickup. On the B String side of the bridge pickup, the brass washer / nut (that the screw from the bridge pickup anchors into) has come out from the body. I took off the pickguard today and can see that on the G string side of the pickup, the brass washer appears to be under the laquer.
The previous owner disclosed the issue in his sale ad, but also noted that he had resolved the issue with superglue. It appears that transporting of the bass to me has made the issue re-emerge. As a side note, I do wish to clarify that I have dealt with the seller before in other transactions and have found him to be straight forward and honest in our dealings, so I have no issue about the information he has disclosed and told me.
The hole and the brass washer both appear clean, the issue is going to be getting the washer to stay in place with the force of the spring on the pickup wanting to pull it out and it appears that the top of the hole has rounded out, so the grooves in the brass washer will not grip as they previously would. Previously with similar issues of a hole being de-threaded, such as on strap pins, I have resolved by stuffing toothpicks into the hole before reinserting the screw. I don’t think this solution is going to work in this case, so thought I would post a thread to see if anyone had any other ideas before I try superglue to get the washer back in place?
Cheers
