jaycee Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 (edited) Just a small tip I had to improvise with. When I fitted my machine heads to the headstock, the bushes used to screw into the m-heads tightened before they came into contact with the wood. They were about 3 mm to long so I ground them down using a disc sander ( the type you use in your drill ) and some 120 grit paper. It left a nice neat finish on the ends (unlike cutting) and they screwed in first time Edited August 11, 2006 by jaycee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
low end fuzz Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 i did the same thing to these saddles in a bridge, where the lowest they would go, wasnt low enuff; it was for a fretless ; then i just ground the hex screws so they wernt pokin out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycee Posted August 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Nice one Desperateness is the catalyst for invetiveness or something like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 I saw "Bush" and "Machine Head" in the thread title, and I had to giggle a little bit And, opposite to your problem, Jaycee, I'm looking at my Sperzels and my 10/16" headstock and thinking "Man, that wood is WAY too thick for these tuners!" I don't think that the screws are going to tighten enough to uncover the hole to put the strings through. I mean, if Sperzel says it can be that thick, ok, but I still thinking I'm going to take 1/16" off of it, just to be sure. All this trouble could be circumvented if I drilled the little tiny stud holes. I should get on that -Xanthus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
low end fuzz Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 countersink the tuners in; it looks cool and adds to the angle from the nut! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 I'm actually thinking of doing that, seeing as I've run into yet another problem. Thanks for the idea! -Xanthus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycee Posted August 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 I saw "Bush" and "Machine Head" in the thread title, and I had to giggle a little bit -Xanthus That made me laugh I'll never look at those things in the same light now. Cant you router some of the headstock off a little ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 Yeah, I think I could take a bit off the headstock, but the stupid prefab neck is a 1-piece maple flatsawn. I don't have the utmost confidence in its structral integrity as is, so I'd like to have it as thick as possible. Check my link /\ up there for more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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