https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/machinehead-screw-damage/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:16:00 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/machinehead-screw-damage/#post-382253 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:54:05 +0000 That's a great idea.
I think that's a better option.
I think using a larger diameter screw would only further damage the headstock.
Thanks for your advice.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance fuzz_zilla https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/machinehead-screw-damage/#post-382253 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/machinehead-screw-damage/#post-382242 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:19:09 +0000
1. Use a larger diameter screw
2. Remove the tuner, fill the hole, reinstall the tuner with the same diameter screw.

Option 2 is more secure. When filling a screw hole for reuse, I'll coat a wooden toothpick (or two or three) with wood glue, wedge it in the hole, and let it dry. Then I'll cut off the extra toothpicks flush with the surface. It'll give you some solid wood for the screw threads to bite into.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance NoteBoat https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/machinehead-screw-damage/#post-382242 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/machinehead-screw-damage/#post-382234 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:34:19 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance fuzz_zilla https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/machinehead-screw-damage/#post-382234 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/machinehead-screw-damage/#post-44184 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:40:08 +0000 I recently bought an explorer and noticed the b string would slip out of tune when I bent it. Upon inspection I found that the machine head screw on the grover mini had been either poorly installed or over tightened by the previous owner. It now just spins freely and doesn't "bite down". This causes the machinehead to slip a little and detune the string. Is there something I can do to fix this with out damaging the guitar with a new screw hole? ie. a bigger larger]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance fuzz_zilla https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/machinehead-screw-damage/#post-44184