This tool is used for the lock nuts on a Tone-Lock™ Bridge, AND, it is also perfect for tightening down tailpiece studs, such as Faber® Tone-Lock™. Regular screwdrivers can damage the plating of Tone-Lock studs when tightening. For the bridge lock nuts, use the unnotched end when the bridge studs are below the top of the lock nut slot, and the notched end if the bridge stud post protrudes above the slot.
#3300 Lock Nut and Tailpiece Stud Tool
$4.50
This tool is used for the lock nuts on a Tone-Lock™ Bridge, AND, it is also perfect for tightening down tailpiece studs, such as Faber® Tone-Lock™. Regular screwdrivers can damage the plating of Tone-Lock studs when tightening. For the bridge lock nuts, use the unnotched end when the bridge studs are below the top of the lock nut slot, and the notched end if the bridge stud post protrudes above the slot.
1 review for #3300 Lock Nut and Tailpiece Stud Tool
Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.
Douglas Moore (verified owner) –
I bought this because I lost my $50 StewMac wrench.
Pros:
The fit is perfect. even when I slipped out of the slot a couple of times, it didn’t mar the tailpiece stud on my Les Paul Special
Cons:
It is too long to avoid the pots on one side and the wraparound bridge on the other. At certain positions both ends were bumping into the bridge/pots. That’s when it tended to slip out.
The worst thing is it bent when I put the very end of the tool into the slot so I would have a longer lever arm. I kept having to bend it back into place. I was using it with the strings under full tension, so definitely putting the most stress possible on the tool.
I would have gladly paid 50% more for a stronger metal, and maybe an offset to avoid the bridge and pots. It may be perfect for a non-Les Paul style guitar with a different tailpiece/pot configuration. On a regular Les Paul I think the stud would be far enough away to not have this problem. The wraparound bridges make this more of an issue. Is it worth $4? I think so. If the metal was stronger it would be perfect. Especially since it is over TEN TIMES CHEAPER than StewMac!
My suggestions: Use a stronger metal, make the width of the tool the same width as the stud slot so you could use on its end with a little crescent wrench or pliers. Alternatively, make it offest to raise the lever arm higher than the surround hardware.