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Topic: Nylon Tuning Nuts for 1/8" Pull Rods |
Jeremy Moyers
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Lubbock, TX
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Posted 3 Aug 2017 2:05 pm |
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Hello all,
I am looking for a source for nylon tuning nuts for a guitar with 1/8" pull rods. Most everything that I find is for 3/32" rods. Any idea where I could find new nylon tuning nuts, 1 1/2" long, for 1/8" rods?
Thanks!
Jeremy |
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Craig Schwartz
From:
McHenry IL
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Posted 3 Aug 2017 3:05 pm Tuning pegs
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Bill Fergusen might be able to help, he's a George L dealer, and he carries cool stuff like that, the other man that comes to mind is Bob himself maybe, he's got the steel forum store, check it out
Good luck jeremy
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Bobby D. Jones
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 3 Aug 2017 7:59 pm
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I just buy tuning nuts for 7/64 rods and drill them out for 1/8 rods if needed. I have a MSA which has 1/8 rods and a GFI with 7/64 rods. That way I don't have to keep separate sets of tuning nuts.
Use a No. 29 drill for a tight fit. |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 4 Aug 2017 2:23 am
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| Show Pro now has the accessory parts line, such as the tuning nuts, that George L's used to sell. I recall George L's had some listed for my Franklin, which uses 1/8" rods. |
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Bill Ferguson
From:
Milton, FL USA
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Posted 4 Aug 2017 5:17 am
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Give me a call Jeremey
770-921-7253
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Jeremy Moyers
From:
Lubbock, TX
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Posted 4 Aug 2017 3:05 pm
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Thanks Bill! I'll give you a call Monday!
Jeremy |
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Jay Friedrich
From:
Dallas, TX
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Posted 7 Aug 2017 11:31 am
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Looks like I'm not the only one experiencing this!  |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 7 Aug 2017 12:47 pm
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Michael Yahl and Jim Palenscar have them. BTW, if they are awful tight, they'll last longer
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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Jay Friedrich
From:
Dallas, TX
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Posted 7 Aug 2017 2:42 pm
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| Lane Gray wrote: |
| Michael Yahl and Jim Palenscar have them. BTW, if they are awful tight, they'll last longer |
Thanks for that! I understand about the tight fit. What I didn't understand before is that most modern steels, including the new MSA's, use a thinner rod than my old 1973 MSA.
The old MSA's are 1/8', which is too thick to fit into the newer hex nuts that I got from Steel Guitar Network. Not sure when they made this change. This was a surprise to me, and I think to Alex too, as when you eyeball it, they look pretty much the same.
There's so much to learn, and I feel like I've barely scratched the surface.
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 7 Aug 2017 2:57 pm
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Many modern guitars use 7/64 or 3/32, and I think someone even went to 5/64.
I understand the desire to shed weight, but they start feeling insubstantial.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 8 Aug 2017 2:08 am
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| My Franklin uses 1/8" aluminum pull rods. Threaded 6-40 at the tuning nut end. |
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