Nylon strap button washers

[bovinehost]

What bassmonkee said. Even the magical elves and stuff at EBMM do occasionally take weekends off.

 

[jlepre]

+1 Jack

 

[Soulkeeper]

I got a reply yesterday. The EBMM customer service seems to be pretty amazing.

 

[jlepre]

What happened?

 

[Musicman Nut]

the thing is, the plastic washers used by EBMM on the upper strap button are actually shaped to match the curve of the upper horn. you'd have to sand down a flat washer.

The old washers we're just Flat and then as time passed they started shaping them, They are a great Idea from some smart person at Music Man because they'll stop the Paint from chipping around the button.

 

[tbonesullivan]

The old washers we're just Flat and then as time passed they started shaping them, They are a great Idea from some smart person at Music Man because they'll stop the Paint from chipping around the button.

well, felt washers have been used for quite some time, and if you don't screw down the button too hard, you usually won't crack the finish, though you will make an indentation.

Hamer was using rubber washers back at least 20 years ago for the same purpose, and even had some guitar models with a countersunk area around the strap button hole for the washer to fit into, so it wouldn't be seen. This also made a more uniform surface for the button + rubber washer.

 

[Soulkeeper]

What happened?

I got what I think may be a lifetime support of washers (for me, at least, I'm not a collector of instruments but I have a few basses and guitars), free of charge, with some promo stickers.

Now I am honor-bound to find the most visible surfaces in my vincinity/property/equipment for the stickers.

Edit to add: For the record, the parts numbers for the curved and flat washers are MG285W and MG286W, but I don't know which is which.