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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

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

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.

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.

Give me a call Jeremey

770-921-7253

Thanks Bill! I'll give you a call Monday!

Jeremy

Looks like I'm not the only one experiencing this!

Michael Yahl and Jim Palenscar have them. BTW, if they are awful tight, they'll last longer

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.

Thanks for all the replies!

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.

My Franklin uses 1/8" aluminum pull rods. Threaded 6-40 at the tuning nut end.