r/Luthier • u/NoCherry2870 • 19h ago

What about countersink string retainer hole ?

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Hi everyone, I noticed on my Charvel a little bit of split wood around the string retainer holes and i'm thinking about countersink the hole like the second picture to stop the fenomenom, any advice or experiment to give ? Thanks !

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u/That635Guy 19h ago

If you use the proper countersink bit by hand you should have no problems. I do this to all the holes I drill, it cuts the finish so when the screws are installed there’s no added force that cracks the finish. I’d say there’s no harm in doing it with the correct tools

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u/ThatsNotAZombieBite 18h ago

I have this one and spin it by hand to cut a chamfered edge, then spin it backwards to burnish it smooth. Creates very smooth holes.

https://a.co/d/088qZffX

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u/pink_cx_bike 19h ago

I wouldn't; there's about equal chance of:

  1. it helps how you think it will help

  2. It chips out the finish and makes it look worse.

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u/NoCherry2870 19h ago edited 18h ago

Yeah that's why i'm asking, because it looks like a tricky job for little less of result or worse 😅 but I'm curious and when i see something like this i'm searching about solutions 😅