How Do I Get Schaller Tuners ?

[goldtoples]

Hi There, i am new here and have just been upgrading my old strat. I've bought a mighty mite neck and some schaller tuners. I notice the tuners have got 2 little pegs on them to stop the tuners from moving.

I was wondering if anyone could tell me the proper way to go about fitting them, or is it a case of lining them up best i can. Wanted to be sure before I go mad with the drill.

Appreciate any help you can offer.

Kris

oops, title should read Fit not Get.

Edited March 1, 2005 by goldtoples

[jnewman]

Hi There, i am new here and have just been upgrading my old strat.  I've bought a mighty mite neck and some schaller tuners.  I notice the tuners have got 2 little pegs on them to stop the tuners from moving.

I was wondering if anyone could tell me the proper way to go about fitting them, or is it a case of lining them up best i can.  Wanted to be sure before I go mad with the drill.

Appreciate any help you can offer.

Kris

oops, title should read Fit not Get.

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This should probably be in one of the discussion sections, not the announcement section. That said, if I were you, I'd make a template out of thin plywood (3/8 or 1/4) to guide your drill - having one of your fancy new tuners skewed off at an angle would look pretty silly .

[erikbojerik]

If they have threaded bushings that screw in from the face of the headstock (like Fender tuners), you can screw them in finger-tight then tweek the positions of the tuners so that they are all straight (put all the keys parallel to the headstock to help with this). Finger-tighten the bushings tight enough so they won't slip. Then tighten each bushing a little more (making sure they don't turn on you) just enough so that the pins make a small indentation in the back of the headstock.

Take the tuners off and drill away. This is a bit easier to do with Fender tuners, as the backs are rectangular and you can put a straightedge on the bottom to line 'em up.

[goldtoples]

That's great guys. Many thanks for the advice.

[marksound]

If they have threaded bushings that screw in from the face of the headstock (like Fender tuners), you can screw them in finger-tight then tweek the positions of the tuners so that they are all straight (put all the keys parallel to the headstock to help with this).  Finger-tighten the bushings tight enough so they won't slip.  Then tighten each bushing a little more (making sure they don't turn on you) just enough so that the pins make a small indentation in the back of the headstock.

Take the tuners off and drill away.  This is a bit easier to do with Fender tuners, as the backs are rectangular and you can put a straightedge on the bottom to line 'em up.

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ALso, if you use a drill bit that's just a tad bigger than the posts it will give you some wiggle room.