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Ed McCollum

 

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Fort Madison, Iowa
Post  Posted 6 Feb 2012 5:08 pm    
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When replacing nylon tuners, if the guitar has short tuners with a spacer behind them, can you just use a longer nylon tuner without the spacer as long as you leave enough play between the spacer and the changer finger?

Thanks for any info
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Donny Hinson

 

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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
Post  Posted 6 Feb 2012 6:27 pm     Leave out the spacer?
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I wouldn't. The nylon will wear, compress, or otherwise deform faster than a metal spacer, and that might cause minor tuning instabilities. The long nylon spacers may be easily cut to length with a hobby saw, or a hacksaw blade, and then "evened up", if necessary, with a file or sanding stick.

Also, it's really best to avoid having the tuners stick out past the endplate.
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Ed McCollum

 

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Fort Madison, Iowa
Post  Posted 6 Feb 2012 8:07 pm    
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Thanks a bunch.
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