walker wrote:I do have the Schaller strap locks on most all my basses except for the '64 & '68. I'm reluctant to remove the original RIC strap pins. They're a ***** to get out, and I don't want to cause any extra stress on the threads inside the body. Aren't the threads on the Schaller strap lock pins different? It's been so long since I put them in, I can't remember.
They are not terribly difficult to remove. You just have to be careful not to munge the plating. The factory uses a pair of front-cutting pliers with a semi-circular notch machined into each blade. When they are sqeezed closed they grab the part of the strap button that the strap hangs on. The setup guy on duty during our 75th Anniversary visit showed it to me. A very simple and elegant solution.
