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Can I use this type of tuner

Posted by Calvin Wallace on November 25, 2015 at 8:01pm in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion

This tuner is meant for a classical guitar where it mounts through the side of the head and the peg goes into a slot in the head.

I thought I read on cbgitty that you could do something like this if you just used bushings. But I can't find that info now.

I would be using it on a slanted head. Look at attachments.

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  • Taffy Evans November 25, 2015 at 11:09pm

    Hi Calvin

    I think you will find that the tuners you show are for a steel string guitar with a slotted peghead, as the shafts are steel. Classical tuners have a plastic shaft and these will crack through in time from the extra tension of steel strings.

    Cheers Taff 

  • the anonymous pick November 25, 2015 at 8:16pm

    yup  alot of folks   do  this  type  of thing 

    http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/step-8-install-the-tuners

    http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/headstock-291

    • Calvin Wallace > the anonymous pick November 25, 2015 at 8:39pm

      I don't want the shafts to go through the side. I want them to go through the front to back.

      • the anonymous pick > Calvin Wallace November 25, 2015 at 8:43pm

        ah  . 

        • Calvin Wallace > the anonymous pick November 25, 2015 at 8:44pm

          i don't know if the spacing would be right.

          • the anonymous pick > Calvin Wallace November 25, 2015 at 10:39pm

            i'd   advise  you   just   get regular  enclosed  back mount tuners  . 

            they are  more  "forgiving" than   most  open tuners   regardless  .

            • Calvin Wallace > the anonymous pick November 25, 2015 at 10:46pm

              Can you please explain "forgiving' in what regard.

              • the anonymous pick > Calvin Wallace November 25, 2015 at 11:00pm

                enclosed    tuners are   less prone to  stripping   than most open  tuners  .

                and will allow for   less than  perfectly   straight  drilled  holes  and angles  etc .  in general .

                altho  .  open tuners can usually  be  fine  when  installed  properly  and with  proper equipment    etc  .  

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