Needing advice on string anchors

[Dan Bullard]

Made this over the weekend for a Clemson fan, anchored the strings down with some sheet metal screws into the through part of the neck. It stays in tune fine, but was wondering if going through the neck and using brass guides to eliminate strings cutting the neck, would that keep my string action lower. The screws have worked good but the action seems high.

[Dan Sleep]

The action is set by the combination of the height of the bridge and the height of the nut. If the angle of the strings crossing the bridge is too shallow, you might not get enough downward pressure on the bridge and the strings may buzz. It looks like you could get better angle if you drill the holes and use a sleeve. It won't change the string height though.

[Slowpaw Steve T]

I use half inch pop rivets for string anchors, remove the pin and tap them in from beneath where the string goes in, make a snug fit usually 3mm. (-:

[jawbone]

This is the method I've been using as well (Pop Rivet) Seems to work fine.

[Dan Sleep]

Bicycle spoke nipples work good too.

[Ron "Oily" Sprague]

Have used brass screw-in inserts, pop rivets, and spoke nipples. I'd drill completely through the neck at your screw locations, install pop rivets on both sides, then shave your bridge / saddle combo down a millimeter at a time until you get the action lowered. Then do a bit at the nut as well. Start small.

[the anonymous pick]

and as    dan  said  ..   nut  and  bridge  height , and even  fret board  height  .    = string  height    in playing area  .    

[Bad Finger (Eric)]

I like to use a piece of fret wire with holes drilled right behind it to retain the strings.  I think it looks fine and works great.  Keeps the angle of the strings across the bridge as steep as you like it too.

Here's another way I like.  :)

[Reeds Taylor]

[Dan Bullard]

Thanks for all the tips, I'll try a few and let y'all know how it goes. Thanks again

[Mark Davidson]

I use little steel roll pins or tension pins. hardware store, they work great!

[Yankee Dog]

I have used a bunch of things. The roll pins work pretty well. 

But my favorite are expended brass.