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03-29-2023, 05:17 AM
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Thoughts On This Tuner Replacement Job
Just wondering how others see this tuner replacement job ... or is it just me?
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03-29-2023, 05:34 AM
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Cheap asian tuners, probably added to guitar sometime in the 70/80s. I wouldn't pay it any mind and would go ahead and get some decent Gotoh 3-on-a-plate tuners for it, which would not only look more correct, but would cover up some of the mess on the back of that headstock.
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03-29-2023, 05:38 AM
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Looks pretty good to me.. No, wait. The tuner knobs are turned to all different points. I like to have them all turned parallel to the floor when playing. Makes an "interesting" sound that way and will then go perfectly with its appearance.
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03-29-2023, 06:42 AM
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They look like they'd be a closer fit for the old screw holes if they were swapped to the other side of the head. I suppose then they'd turn in the opposite direction we're used to.
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03-29-2023, 10:35 AM
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The old holes the screws were in are clearly too big, hence the swap. On a lower end guitar, why not? Why go to the trouble of dowel rods, gluing, waiting, sanding, refinishing. You never look at the back of the head stock anyway. I get it. On a cheap guitar l would have done it too.
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03-29-2023, 10:51 AM
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It's exceedingly ugly. Could have at least filled the holes with some colored wood putty. Then it would just be ugly.
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03-29-2023, 03:20 PM
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It's just a cheap Hummingbird copy I saw on Facebook marketplace yesterday.
When I look at that swap I see that if the tuners are turned upside down and swapped sides then the replacements line up with the existing holes. kkrell is close to my thinking too.  Quote:
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03-29-2023, 03:44 PM
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OMG! Someone flunked elementary school.
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