EA>         I'm afraid to over tighten it, as it will probably just strip
 EA> out the wood.  I was considering taking the screw completely out and
 EA> squirting some Elmer's glue in the hole, and then re installing the
 EA> screw ?  Any ideas ?
Do NOT just squirt glue in there.  Here's what I do when I'm on the road, and
it always works...
Take a wound string, like whatever you use for the E or A string.  Push it
all the way into the stripped out screw hole.  Cut it off flush with (or
-just- under the finish of) the guitar body, so that you have a little
piece of wound string in the hole.  Now put the screw back in the hole.
Should hold for the next millenium or so.  (If your string gauge is small,
use two pieces of guitar string.)  Note: Do NOT allow the string bits to
extend beyond the finish of the guitar before screwing the button back on.
Since we often would change strap buttons to/from locking types to whatever,
we'd see a lot of loose button screws, and this always worked for me.  An
alternative way to do it is to dip a toothpick in woodglue, then insert it
into the hole in the same manner.  However, I found that toothpicks are so
soft you'll end up with the "loose screw" probably again in no time, whereas
I've never had the string trick come loose again.
Give it a try!  :-)
--gary
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