rusty_apache
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Great group you have here. I made a quick search on this subject just in case it's already been discussed at length.
Okay, I don't want to come off as overly particular, but I hate making modifications to anything vintage. It seems as though all replacement friction tuners available now require drilling. I have a few pre-war ukuleles that could use new tuners eventually. I know as soon as I break down and drill them out for new ones, accurate reproductions will then become available, because that's just the kind of luck I have.
Does anyone here know of a non drilling alternative.
I wish there was a source for just the knob that seems to split after 50-60 years.
I know a guy that reproduces plastic parts, but the only way to offset the cost of mold making would be to have several sets made. Are there others like myself who can't bear to break out the power tools on an antique Uke?
Okay, I don't want to come off as overly particular, but I hate making modifications to anything vintage. It seems as though all replacement friction tuners available now require drilling. I have a few pre-war ukuleles that could use new tuners eventually. I know as soon as I break down and drill them out for new ones, accurate reproductions will then become available, because that's just the kind of luck I have.
Does anyone here know of a non drilling alternative.
I wish there was a source for just the knob that seems to split after 50-60 years.
I know a guy that reproduces plastic parts, but the only way to offset the cost of mold making would be to have several sets made. Are there others like myself who can't bear to break out the power tools on an antique Uke?