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Topic: jack socket ferrell. |
Michael Snellin
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Essex, UK
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Posted 27 Jan 2011 6:49 am |
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Hi, just wondering,if someone can tell the correct way to fit the above part in the stringmaster body.
thanks.
mike. |
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Tom Wolverton
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Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 27 Jan 2011 8:17 am
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I think it is similar to the jack cup on a Telecaster guitar. Mine got loose in my Stringmaster, so I put a modern Stu-Mac "Electrosocket" cup in there along with a new Switchcraft jack. Works great if you don't mind putting 2 small screw holes into your guitar.
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Shorty Rogers
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Peter Harris
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South Australia, Australia
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Posted 28 Jan 2011 6:30 am
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The problem with the Stew-Mac item is that the 'clip' that does the work (sometimes!) of holding the whole thing in, is dependant on getting a bite into the sides of the hole in the wood.
One false move in over-tightening, and you're gone...the rectangular plate will likely deform and not lock into the sides of the hole (assuming you've got a hole the right size to begin with..  )
The electrosocket way is by far the most reliable..admittedly you've got to drill pilot holes for two woodscrews, but........
There are usually a few on eBay for not much $$....bear in mind that you're just buying the ferrule : you still need a jack..
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 28 Jan 2011 9:07 am
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| Funny, it worked for Leo Fender! |
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Tom Wolverton
From:
Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 28 Jan 2011 12:38 pm
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Yeah, but Leo had a fresh clean wood hole to work with. There's a reason that a lot of Tele players have switched to the "Electrosocket". A loose jack at a gig is a real drag. I found that out the hard way.
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John Floyd
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Posted 29 Jan 2011 9:41 pm
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| Leo Fender Was a Genius, But If The Electrosocket had been around when he first started making guitars he would have gladly incorporated something that functioned better, The Electrosocket. |
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basilh
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United Kingdom
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Michael Maddex
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Northern New Mexico, USA
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Posted 31 Jan 2011 5:08 pm Re: jack socket ferrell ?
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| Shouldn't that be Ferrule ? |
Quite so. In case you haven't already noticed, there seems to me a bit of a spelling problem around these parts and don't get me started on grammar and punctuation.
Anyway, to address the original poster's question, here's a photo of how the clip should look installed:
The cup is secured to the clip with the jack. HTH.
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