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  • 27-02-2011 11:26PM
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    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?


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    punchdrunk
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    they're called tuner bushings


  • #3
    punchdrunk
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    http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/tuners_partsbushings.htm


  • #4
    Dord
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    git_ireland wrote: »
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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.


  • #5
    git_ireland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 352 ✭✭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


  • #6
    punchdrunk
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    git_ireland wrote: »
    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


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