Vintage kluson tuner button replacement

Brian Rung · Post by **Brian Rung** » 27 Jan 2018 2:35 pm

Replacing kluson tuner buttons on my Iolana. I have the cream colored replacements from stew Mac and have found two methods of replacement via online search: one using heat (solder iron or heat gun) and one using a drill and glue.

I donâ€™t see how the shaft would grip the tuner without heat, so Iâ€™m leaning toward the method from stew Mac website.

Any words of wisdom before I go in?

Also worth noting, Iâ€™ve never done this before!

Frank James Pracher · Post by **Frank James Pracher** » 27 Jan 2018 7:17 pm

I've done the heat method many times... I think Stew Mac has a video showing a modified soldering iron used to put them on and that's what I do... works great.

I would say it's nice to have a couple extra the first time to get a feel for it, but once you do, it's really quite easy.

Robert Murphy · Post by **Robert Murphy** » 27 Jan 2018 7:22 pm

I just finished 16 ivory button tuners on my National D8. Watch the Stew Mac video. I used a 400 watt solder gun and Knipex parallel pliers.

Jerry Kippola · Post by **Jerry Kippola** » 28 Jan 2018 8:22 am

Heat, I use a 40w iron--it's plenty