Allen Key size

[JD01]

Anyone know what size the allen keys tend to be for little things like bridge saddle adjusters. Working on some covers at the moment and I really want to sort my bass out as I have some 12th fret stuff to play so there's gonna be plenty of intonation and saddle adjustment to get this dead right.

[Armistice]

Anyone know what size the allen keys tend to be for little things like bridge saddle adjusters. Working on some covers at the moment and I really want to sort my bass out as I have some 12th fret stuff to play so there's gonna be plenty of intonation and saddle adjustment to get this dead right.

I have some in my kit, but I couldn't tell you what size they are, but they at least seem to be a standard size. Given the origin of most guitars is US, they're probably an imperial rather than metric one.

Damn Deusenberg gives you at least 4 different size Allen keys for different bits of it.

I put up a dozen new door knobs and the bathroom renos meant many new fittings, all of which are attached using the same size Allen key. I have about 50 of the damn things. Too big for bridge saddles, though.

[JD01]

Anyone know what size the allen keys tend to be for little things like bridge saddle adjusters. Working on some covers at the moment and I really want to sort my bass out as I have some 12th fret stuff to play so there's gonna be plenty of intonation and saddle adjustment to get this dead right.

I have some in my kit, but I couldn't tell you what size they are, but they at least seem to be a standard size. Given the origin of most guitars is US, they're probably an imperial rather than metric one.

Damn Deusenberg gives you at least 4 different size Allen keys for different bits of it.

I put up a dozen new door knobs and the bathroom renos meant many new fittings, all of which are attached using the same size Allen key. I have about 50 of the damn things. Too big for bridge saddles, though.

My mrs is wandering into town to buy pasties for lunch. There's a cheapo hardware shop there, she can probably pick up a set for a couple of quid, I make it clear I need a very small one for the saddles - I don't know where they've gone, they've just been gradually lost over the years. I used to have a set with my Ibanez. If she finds a bunch that fit, I'll remove them all from the set and stick them in my box of guitar nick nacks.

[Manslick]

I just took my strat to the local family owned music store and we went through a great big jar of wrenches until we found 1 tiny enough to fit

[WhiskeyJack]

Anyone know what size the allen keys tend to be for little things like bridge saddle adjusters. Working on some covers at the moment and I really want to sort my bass out as I have some 12th fret stuff to play so there's gonna be plenty of intonation and saddle adjustment to get this dead right.

For the price of an all inclusive set of metric and imperial Allen keys just get that and trial and error. Based on what i have seen of your postal system if you ordered it right now you'd have it in about 11 minutes or so.

While trial and erring don't get too aggressive. if you get the "one size down from the one you need" you risk spinning it in the hole and stripping it then you'll be i na bit of pickle. Allen keys have a "perfect fit" feel to it.



One you figure out all the sizes jot it down on like an old string envelope and keep it in the applicable guitars case.

[Armistice]

http://www.sydneyguitarsetups.com/00185 ... -australia

This states a specific size... although 0.05 of a what? .... inch? See previous comment about American guitars...

[Armistice]

You're going to love Google when it gets to Wales...

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[JD01]

I think I just used 1.5mm

[Armistice]

You'll have to put metric strings on it now...