what the hell is the name of this part?

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:51 am

you know the lil counter sunk metal bits that you can use for bolt on applications rather than a neck plate?
im not sure what the hell they are called, nor where to get them.
anyone got any leads?

chisa · Post by **chisa** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:58 am

chisa · Post by **chisa** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:58 am

do you mean washers?

chisa · Post by **chisa** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:03 am

http://www.axesrus.com/axehardware.htm#Nplates

these things

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:09 am

YES! so are they called neck screw ferrells? or what cuz i searched the hell out of a few u.s. sites and couldn't find shit!

chisa · Post by **chisa** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:16 am

i didn't know what they were called either, i would have guessed at washers. the sort of thing ibanez uses i think

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:18 am

it appears that gpr doesn't carry them, which sucks becuz i have a big order made up thru them at the moment and i hate getting stuff from 3 different places, but if i have to, then i have to.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:35 am

$3.99 on ebay.

bassintom · Post by **bassintom** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:20 am

Ace hardware..maybe 25 cents each.

Joey · Post by **Joey** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:18 am

Love Ace Hardware, there's always a 90 year old guy working there would can find anything you want and chat your head off for hours. StewMac also sells em

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 1:49 am

yeah, i don't think those are the same thing.

bassintom · Post by **bassintom** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 1:52 am

hotrodperlmutter wrote:yeah, i don't think those are the same thing.

The ones at Ace are stamped washers.But yeah,Ace is teh place.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 2:02 am

and like i said, they're not the same thing. stamped washers and cast bushings/ferrules, are not the same. at all.

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 2:07 am

Yes and no. Mosrite used something that looks just like (and may be) grommets, like in a freaking flag. But I have bought those separate ferrule things before, and they are a bit thicker. Stewmac should have them too.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 2:55 am

yeah, the ferrules actually set inside a bored hole, those grommets/washers would just wedge in between the neck plate holes under the pull of the screw.

when assembling a guitar, i've never been much of a hardware store kinda guy.

attaching an undersized screw with a washer to my shelving unit, ace it is.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:41 am

hotrodperlmutter wrote:yeah, the ferrules actually set inside a bored hole, those grommets/washers would just wedge in between the neck plate holes under the pull of the screw.

totally. also, the hardware store ones are not chrome plated.

bassintom · Post by **bassintom** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 3:00 pm

I would say it all depends on the results you're looking for.If it's a budget build, yeah cheap is better.If you're going for the gold, nothing like top shelf hardware.