[git_ireland]

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Hi Folks,

Have an old guitar lying around which a young nephew wants to take off my hands to learn guitar. Can any of you tell me what i have circuled in the above picture. They seem like spacers where the key head comes up. Searched the internet to no avail.
Any help will be apprciated, where I could possible find them or a name?

[punchdrunk]

they're called tuner bushings

[punchdrunk]

http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/t...tsbushings.htm

[Dord]

Originally Posted by git_ireland

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Hi Folks,

Have an old guitar lying around which a young nephew wants to take off my hands to learn guitar. Can any of you tell me what i have circuled in the above picture. They seem like spacers where the key head comes up. Searched the internet to no avail.
Any help will be apprciated, where I could possible find them or a name?

They're called ferrules. You're nearly better off just buying a new set of tuners and putting them on. They're not that expensive.

[git_ireland]

Thanks guys.
Knew someone here would know the answer. Are the bushings easy to put on or would it be better to get a new tuner

[punchdrunk]

Originally Posted by git_ireland

Thanks guys.
Knew someone here would know the answer. Are the bushings easy to put on or would it be better to get a new tuner

they are generally push-in,but your problem here is what size bushing to get
Fender and Gibson used differing size tuner Holes/posts depending on if it's a vintage of modern tuner,also Asian manufacturing used/uses differing sizes of tuner post so finding a match would require accurate measuring of whats installed

if you give us the shaft diameter and the hole diameter we'll find a match