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First open gear tuners instead of eyebolt tuners

Well , I but the bullet and bought some simple open gear tuners from this site.
I'm looking for some posts about spacing and how to put them on? I haven't received them yet but I'm trying to get a jump start. I usually make on 3 string and plan on making a 3 string but is also like to make a 4-6 string slide guitar....frets are another story and for another time...thanks

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on August 12, 2013 at 4:25pm

This is great help! Thank you very much. I did not stagger the tuners but will next time.

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Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on August 13, 2013 at 12:47am

i had a lot of trouble with those soft screws too, better to throw them away and buy some better quality tuner screws, they need to be tight ! some easily available on ebay (-:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2211535503...

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Permalink Reply by Rand Moore on August 25, 2013 at 12:20am

Hi Jon,

If you "put a loop" on the end of your headstock so you can hang your guitar on a nail (etc.) on the wall, then you will want to have the tuners located on both sides of the headstock so the guitar will rest "flat" against the wall. If you put all the tuners on one side (or use a 1x3 set of tuners), then the guitar will rest at an angle such that the sound box (et al) jets out from the wall at some big angle instead of sitting there parallel to the wall. That'll be 2 cents, please.

-Rand.

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on August 25, 2013 at 11:25am

Thanks Rand,
What do you mean loop? A hole through the headstock?

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Permalink Reply by BUGGY (C) on August 13, 2013 at 6:37am

I find the bike bell helps!,... but the nylon tuners seem to work ok if supported both sides in a tight hole.

I dont like the cheap closed silver china tunes as they dont seem to keep tune too well, but the black ones are mildly better

fender copies like Shane Wag uses seem to work well for a bit more dosh.

I have found a way to get eye bolts to work ok, but just wish I could drill a hole in them.

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Permalink Reply by Bluesheart on August 23, 2013 at 3:01am

I like to take the economy tuners apart and then use the steel plates as templates for laying out the placement. You only need to take a apart one of each "side". Do pay attention when you take them apart as they have bushings that need to go back the way they came out. I can then use the template to trace the outline of the tuners to make sure I have 1. adequate space between them. 2. Accurate placement of the holes for the pegs and screws 3. a pleasing arrangement. Just make sure you put everything back together exactly the way it came apart and also keep in mind which side of the head you are working from so you don't do everything backwards!