sdshirtman Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 I sat in my garage for 3 hours tonight checking out my new Yamaha Thr10 amp that I just got. When I stood up to go into the house my dunlop staplock on the upper horn decided it would un-screw itself and my first build came crashing into the concrete floor. Quick reflexes let me manage to place my foot between the bulk of the guitar and the floor but it still impacted pretty good and hurt the hell out of my foot. It could have been a lot worse but its got a pretty nice ding on the edge of the body and it looks like some of the brunt of the fall bent the hell out of the tuner on the G string. So does anyone know where I can purchase single Gotoh Midsize 510 Tuners to replace this with? Any help would be great. I'll probably be starting a thread on how I should fix this damage on the body soon too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotYou Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 (edited) Contacting Gotoh is a pretty safe bet. In my experience, most tuner and bridge companies are very accommodating to builders. If you need a spare part of any kind, they'll generally work with you. I've gotten numerous free replacement parts from Sperzel and Hipshot (not whole tuners, just parts). I've never had to contact Gotoh, but I'm sure they're no different. FWIW, Gotoh 510's are the best tuners I've ever used. It'd be worth buying a whole new set if you have to... but, I'm sure you won't. Edited March 23, 2012 by NotYou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdshirtman Posted March 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Thanks for the info. I'll see if I can find a number to contact then direct today. If anyone else has a source chime on in. Here is the buggered tuner. In the mean time I have to start gathering information on how to repair this scar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davee5 Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Bummers all around on the busted axe. I got a bunch of individual mini-tuners for my ukulele project from LMI, they will sell pretty much any of their tuners individually right off the website. (Aside: why are uke-specific tuners so crappy? Anyone need a set?) Just go to their tuner page and you'll find what you need: http://www.lmii.com/CartTwo/thirdproducts.asp?CategoryName=Tuning+Machines&NameProdHeader=Gotoh%99+Steel+String+Contour+%28510%27s%29 :: Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 I have bought two sets before and after using 7 on a guitar I saved the rest for spares...not gotoh 510s but just saying it might be a good excuse to build an 8 string or a ukulele...(those have 5 strings,right?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdshirtman Posted March 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Thanks for the suggestions but unfortunately none of them have panned out. I've been searching for days and cant find anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Remove the tuner, wrap up the button and the body with PVC tape so as not to marr the surface, and gently bend it back into shape using pliers/vice/whatever. It's already unusable - worst case is you'll have to buy a new one (or full set), which you're looking to do anyway. On the other hand it may bend back fine and you won't have to get a new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Workingman Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Remove the tuner, wrap up the button and the body with PVC tape so as not to marr the surface, and gently bend it back into shape using pliers/vice/whatever. It's already unusable - worst case is you'll have to buy a new one (or full set), which you're looking to do anyway. On the other hand it may bend back fine and you won't have to get a new one. Yep been there done that celebrated with a beer. Three years later and it still works fine. In fact I have to think to remember which one it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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