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Can't you just put on a new tuner? Is it not tightening because the tuner is bent and the gears no longer work?
You could just cut off the head piece on an angle, creating a scarf joint, and splice on a new head stock piece that has a matching scarf angle cut on it. A lot of work.
Can't you just pre bend the tuner so it matches the curve of the wood?
Scarf joint. Either near the nut and replace the whole head, or just in front of the curve.
Looking at pic 132 there seems to be enuff room for this option
You can just remove all tuners, plug the holes with wooden dowel rods, drill the new holes where they need to be and put the tuners on right. Make sure you bend the bad tuner back. Easiest in my opinion.
The add on piece or plug and move will show unless you laminate a piece to cover it. IMHO the best thing would be the scarf joint method.
Or you can just straighten the bent tuner so the gear engages , and just not tighten the screw down so tight that it bends it again.
btw- you need more string around the tuner peg ... it may just be slipping.
I do a minimum of 2 wraps, usually 3 in a lock method.
Matt
I vote for Matt's second idea. The tuners that have have 2 screws are overkill. You only need one to keep it from spinning in place (then you have extras for various applications). 2 makes it look more finished, but if you're going for functionality, you only need 1. It might be easier to try this and if it doesn't work, THEN you can start surgery.
yeah im thinking scarf joint is a simple solution, I don't want this project to look like doodoo when im done...
Ben said:I vote for Matt's second idea. The tuners that have have 2 screws are overkill. You only need one to keep it from spinning in place (then you have extras for various applications). 2 makes it look more finished, but if you're going for functionality, you only need 1. It might be easier to try this and if it doesn't work, THEN you can start surgery.
I really think you're missing the obvious. A missing screw is the simplest solution. Creating a nice, clean scarf is not nearly as simple as leaving off a screw on the back of the headstock. I'm beginning to think that maybe I'm not understanding what the problem is. It seems like its that you bent the tuner by tightening down the screw over the curved part of the headstock. I would think the simple solution would be...don't bend the tuner by tightening down the screw. If you're set on getting rid of the wood then yes, the scarf joint is the NEXT simplest idea.
Kartereo said:yeah im thinking scarf joint is a simple solution, I don't want this project to look like doodoo when im done...
Ben said:I vote for Matt's second idea. The tuners that have have 2 screws are overkill. You only need one to keep it from spinning in place (then you have extras for various applications). 2 makes it look more finished, but if you're going for functionality, you only need 1. It might be easier to try this and if it doesn't work, THEN you can start surgery.
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