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Permalink Reply by Wichita Sam on March 22, 2011 at 3:53pm

Hal,

 

Those pings (closed backs?) sound like six in line... as in a fender type headstock set up....  As such, they are designed to be installed on the "left" or top of a right-handed guitar....  You can install them on the right to achieve a 2+1 arrangement for a three stringer, but it isn't idea.... besides being funky looking (the tuner on the bottom of the headstock will have the "button" closer to the nut than the post/not the usual orientation), but it will be susceptible to slipping under tension since the string tension will try to torque the post away from the gear.  While this is not as problematic in a closed "ping" set, it can really become a problem on open back, economy tuners.....

 

hope this helps,

the best,

 

Wichita Sam

 

 

Permalink Reply by Habanera Hal on March 23, 2011 at 1:13am

Helps a lot, thanks, Sam!  I actually think I had it figured out, but the "L2", L3", etc. had me wondering.  I'll save the pings for a couple of 3-on-a-side builds and use the others for this 2+1 neck.

 

Thanks again.

 

Permalink Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars on March 23, 2011 at 2:02am

The cheap open back tuners Sam mentioned  are nice because you can pull them apart and reverse the action so you can put them on either side and not have a slipping situation.

Permalink Reply by Wichita Sam on March 23, 2011 at 3:37am

Thanks for mentioning that Michael.... I do a lot of 3 and 4 "fender style" headstocks and the economy tuners usually come in 3+3 sets.  But remove the screw, pull the post and gear and flip the stem and reassemble and you have usable tuners...

MichaelS Country Boy Guitars said:

The cheap open back tuners Sam mentioned  are nice because you can pull them apart and reverse the action so you can put them on either side and not have a slipping situation.