Jerryc41
Well-known member
I'm not a big fan of direct tuners, so I generally put something geared on my Magic Fluke products. This walnut Flea has new tuners I installed this morning.
I found them on Amazon, and I chose them not only because of the wooden knobs but because the screw hole was at a 90° angle to the shaft. If it had been at a wider angle, like most tuners, it would not have lined up with the wood on the headstock. I realized as I was installing them that I could have ground off that piece with the screw hole.
I had to enlarge (reamer) the hole for the shaft quite a bit. I also filed down the three little nubs on the tuners that were supposed to press into the wood to keep the tuner from rotating. A 10 mm wrench is perfect for tightening the collar inside the opening of the headstock. I'm always surprised when I see videos with people using pliers or adjustable wrenches.
I like how they look, and I especially like how they tune the strings now.
I found them on Amazon, and I chose them not only because of the wooden knobs but because the screw hole was at a 90° angle to the shaft. If it had been at a wider angle, like most tuners, it would not have lined up with the wood on the headstock. I realized as I was installing them that I could have ground off that piece with the screw hole.
I had to enlarge (reamer) the hole for the shaft quite a bit. I also filed down the three little nubs on the tuners that were supposed to press into the wood to keep the tuner from rotating. A 10 mm wrench is perfect for tightening the collar inside the opening of the headstock. I'm always surprised when I see videos with people using pliers or adjustable wrenches.
I like how they look, and I especially like how they tune the strings now.