Loose straplok screw

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Jens Westerinen

If you say so.
By doing that, the idea was that no more wood would be removed - don't see why it should (just a slightly bigger screw, enough to keep it tight).
I'd rather do that than dowel and then drill a new hole, but hey, that's me.

With strap loks, you can't just use any screw. If the Pin with the ball bearings do not lock into place because of a Screw changing the depth of the space for the pin to enter and lock, then you will have a damaged bass when the strap flies off the bass.

Jens, your suggestion might work with other applications but in this case, I think some caution must be exercised when you have exact needs for the fit of the Locks.