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Did I mess up ?

Posted by Dart on July 28, 2010 at 11:29am in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion
For my first build everything went well and all seems to function. It sounds good for my expectations. However, I seem to have ignored the winding direction and tuner turning direction when installing the machine heads. (haven't really seen any instruction for this from the 2 guides I followed)

If I turn them counter clockwise, the strings wind clockwise.


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  • Dart July 31, 2010 at 4:17pm
    Thanks to all for your answers ...

    To answer Scotty's question ... yes it is molding ... but a lot smaller than the one sold at HomeDepot from Tracy's link. This 3/8 inch molding was left -over from an old woodworking project and was purchased at 'Micheals' craft store.
  • William McCauley July 30, 2010 at 9:08pm
    Thru all the discussion on saws, etc no one has mentioned the need for a good square. If your cuts aren't square nothing is going to fit correctly. I also like the moulding around the head.
  • Tracy Kennedy July 30, 2010 at 11:35am
    Yeah no one messes up when building a CBG. Any issue that could be considered a "mess up" or mistake can alternatly be considered "creative design".

    Although when building a CBG I like to quote PeeWee Herman alot.... " I meant to do that!"
  • Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates July 30, 2010 at 11:15am
    See, first off, everyone here is right. No you didn't mess up. Not at all. The tuners you user are great and will work very well no matter the orientation.

    I did buy some cheap open gear tuners [once] and put them in the way you have them (knob on the bottom of the peg) and the gears went loose and did slip. Mind you, these were El Cheapo tuners and were prone to slip. I doubt that any closed gear tuners will slip.

    Now, I got some open gear tuners from CB Gitty (Ben) and they wouldn't have that issue.

    Moral: The cheapest (made) will cause you problems down the road.

    -WY
  • Mungo Park July 30, 2010 at 11:10am
    You mean their is a wrong way, I have never wound a string on a stringed instrument except the CBG I built myself, next you are going to tell me their is a wrong way to place the tuners...... where will it end. I buy the least expensive at the time and put them on what looks good at the time.
    Cheers Ron.
  • Dan Sleep July 30, 2010 at 11:03am
    So, I think the response to Dart's original question of, "Did I mess up?"

    The answer is:

    Nope.
  • Tracy Kennedy July 30, 2010 at 10:37am
    Its called Rope Moulding
    http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xkc/R-100085043/h_d2/Product...

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    Scotty C. said:
    Tonemonkey said:
    I like the binding, makes it look like a buscuit :o)

    Is that binding? I couldn't figure out whether it was added or if he actually carved the sides...
  • Mister Scott July 30, 2010 at 10:26am
    Tonemonkey said:
    I like the binding, makes it look like a buscuit :o)

    Is that binding? I couldn't figure out whether it was added or if he actually carved the sides...
  • Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates July 29, 2010 at 1:30pm
    Who gives a fat rats butt on which way the tuners turn anyway? lol

    Not many I garr'n'tee.

    -WY
  • Roger Martin July 29, 2010 at 12:30pm
    I build just about every CBG with the tuners turning "wrong" as far as whats always been the "excepted way"
    I build them that way because it makes it easier to get the strings lined up and functioning properly.
    I have a limited amount of time to get a CBG strung up and ready to go.I average about an hour for the assembly part, most of the time maybe a little less.
    I work a full time job and do the building late at night, very late at night to keep enough product on the wall in the shop.
    So I have come up with a production line way of building that allows me to do this.
    One night is devoted to building gluing and building necks, the next sanding and the 1st coat of sealer, the neck night, and so on. By Wed;s and thurs I'm ready to assemble all the parts into product ready for the public.
    I dont worry about whats the excepted way of doing much of anything, I just do my thing and so far the customers want more of them then I can actually turn out without killing myself.
    Who gives a fat rats butt on which way the tuners turn anyway? lol
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