Loose pickguard on a Godin 5th ave
 

Hi,
I just bought a used Godin 5th avenue.
As expected, I love playing it.
There is one issue, however.
When I put even a small amount of pressure on the pickguard, one of the screws holding it comes loose.

What do you guys think I should do to fix this?

Sounds like whoever had it before you had taken the pickguard on and off a couple times and/or tried to press the pickguard down into a lower position, stripping the screwhole in question; solutions I've seen/used include:

• filling the hole with wood putty, retapping, and reusing the original screw
• filling the hole with a small piece of heavy-duty paper towel and reinserting the original screw (a surprisingly quick, effective, invisible, and permanent fix if done right - I've remounted strap buttons this way with no issues)
• using a slightly larger screw (you don't want to split the wood in the process, especially if it's the side mounting you're talking about)

Hi Steve,

Thanks for your reply.

To my ears, the wood putty solution sounds best.
I will try it and report back how it went.

So, after christmas, I finally found some time to follow your advice. i filled the hole with wood putty. Worked really well.

Thanks for the advice!