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Originally Posted by MJPhoto45
Hello to all,
I have a question about my Gibson L30 guitar. I would like to know more about the guitar. It needs new tuners because the old ones crumbled off. I an thinking of replacing the tuners with some originals from the 1930s. Is this worth spending $300 to fix?
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If it just needs new buttons, but you want them to look older, it is very easy to age the new buttons.
Get Ivoroid buttons, soak in a strong tea solution for a few days, let them dry out for a couple, and then install.
In case you're wondering: Ivoroid is 'porous'. I aged some Ivoriod bridge pins, and they got seriously limp after soaking. They firmed up in a couple of days, but I can't tell you why it happens.
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