I need experienced advice

[Jody Sanders]

The GFI keyless is the "Cadillac" of keyless guitars. Gene Fields keyless system is the best out there. Jody.

[John Billings]

Pete,
"I've found that allen head screws (and phillips heads) used for locking down the strings will strip out after a while (the top of the screw that the tool goes into, the threads on the screw itself, and the threads they screw into). Also the surfaces under the screw-head (and opposite the screw head) that lock the string down get marr'd over time (from the string itself), causing string slippage and/or inability to lock the string down."
In 25 years with my Kline, I NEVER had even one of these issues! Not one! And I never heard of any other Kline owner having them either! How hard are you tightening down those screws Pete? The only thing I can think of is that incorrect materials were used on your steel. I did lose a screw once, but I had a small zippy with half a dozen screws in it in my seat. Also a spare wrench. Sometimes it's dark on stage, and with that 50 yr old shag carpet, you don't even wanna look for anything you might have dropped.

[Paul Redmond]

Hey, folks, make certain that you are winding the strings under the clamp screws counter-clockwise!! If you don't, they can pull themselves loose. I've been playing my prototype Whitney for 21 years and have never had a problem of this sort!! Counter-clockwise. . . it always works!! You don't have to clamp them down that tight. They'll hold OK with a minimum of tightening.
PRR

[Bill Stafford]

Listen to Buck Grantham!