Lefty Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 I want to make a travel size guitar. I'm using the neck of a squier mini. I want to make the headstock smaller so I was wondering if I can change the tuners of the top 3 strings from top to bottom. Is that "legal"? Will it work? One more question. Are the tuners on a squier mini smaller than average? If they're not, I might want to buy some nicer tuners. Thanks for your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Well, you certainly can change it to 3x3, just make sure you lay everything out to make sure there are no string clearance issues. However, you will have to buy at least 3 new tuners. Tuners are made right or left hand and are not to be interchanged. Having them in wrong can cause problems in tuning stability, binding of the gears when tuning, or stripping of the gears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddW Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Well, some tuners are reversible, like the thumb lock sperzels where you can take them apart and flip them. The ones on the squier mini strat aren't, but they're really poor quality anyway. My 8 y/o daughter isn't bending notes or I'd have already replaced them. I'd order a new set. The tuners are really the only item on that $99 guitar that is garbage, which to me is pretty impressive. Best, Todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Posted January 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Thanks guys! So is it easy to find nice tuners that are smaller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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