The end pin is made by L.R. Baggs. Its a product called the Strap Jack Plus. This is worth knowing, so that when it spins out, you can look at the picture and figure out what to do.
Here is a link to the manufacturers instructions.
There is a soldered on wire passing through it. There is a threaded cap to shield the wire, a nut, and a lock washer. I could only get my arm in through the sound hold far enough to loosely spin it, but after several of my friends and co-workers tried it, we were able to find someone small enough to reach all the way in and re-tighten the nut.
Apparently there is a tool to do this, its a forty dollar 9/16ths nut driver with a groove machined out of it. I am going to try to make one, because I''m way to cheap to pay that for a 3 dollar tool.
The guitar has otherwise been fantastic. It sounds great, stays in tune, and it is easy to string with the bridge having no pins to come loose. I try to string it every month, but when I get lazy, the strings still stay in tune well.
I am an amateur rhythm guitar player, and I've used the guitar mostly unplugged. It sounds nice through and amplifier or PA system ,and the battery in the tuner lasts about 3 months of regular use.
It is the first all solid wood guitar I've owned and I got a good deal on it. Relative to a Taylor or a Martin it sounds fantastic. I did sit in the showroom and try a lot of $3000+ guitars. Im just not good enough to own an instrument that costs that much, but I play pretty OK for a Software Engineer.
I would highly recommend this guitar to anyone. I put this review here so that folks learning about end-pin repair would find the links quicker than I did.
Rock on.
