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Topic: Nylon hex tuner size |
Doug Jones
From:
Oregon & Florida
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Posted 11 Jul 2017 8:28 pm |
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| I'm helping a friend with a Sho-Bud Pro-II. It's mid 70's, square front, double-double changer. He wants to know what size hex tuners to order. I told him to fully remove one of the loose ones to get the length. I seem to recall they are 1.5 - 1.75" long. The big question is what is the thread. I'm thinking they are 5/40. Possibly they may be 4/40. Anybody know ? |
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Jon Light (deceased)
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Saugerties, NY
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Posted 12 Jul 2017 2:34 am
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Doug--you understand, right, that the the relevant question re: the nylon tuners is the diameter of the rod and the diameter of the hole. The tuners are not threaded. The rod threads itself into the tuner hole.
Rod and hole diameter is the important spec to learn. |
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Michael Yahl
From:
Troy, Texas!
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Posted 12 Jul 2017 6:42 am
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Doug, Sho~Bud never used anything other than a 5-40 thread on their rods. Always get a #5 nut. They used about 5 different lengths to accommodate the different changers. You just need to find out the length of the nut.
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 12 Jul 2017 8:15 am
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The tuning nuts are smooth-bore; the rod cuts the thread the first time you run them on.
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John Sluszny
From:
Brussels, Belgium
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Posted 12 Jul 2017 10:35 am
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| The tuning nuts are smooth-bore; the rod cuts the thread the first time you run them on. |
Lane,is there a way to do it,a video maybe,I've been trying several times and I can't do it.
(I own a Carter)
Thanks ! |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 12 Jul 2017 11:06 am
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| John Sluszny wrote: |
| Lane Gray wrote: |
| The tuning nuts are smooth-bore; the rod cuts the thread the first time you run them on. |
Lane,is there a way to do it,a video maybe,I've been trying several times and I can't do it.
(I own a Carter)
Thanks ! |
I take a set of long nosed vise grips and clamp onto the rod under the guitar, or even better, out of the guitar. This gives you a solid grip so the rod doesn't turn while you are threading the nut on. Sometime I go ahead and run a 4-40 tap in about 3/16" to give a start to the thread, And finish the rest with the rod.
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 12 Jul 2017 11:39 am
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It's stiff as all-get-out.
I use a socket wrench to get the leverage.
Richard's method will work, but I just use a 3/16" or 5mm socket in a wrench with at least 5" of handle.
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