I love these tuner buttons, but how would you get the old ones off? And what is the best way to secure the new buttons?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI...#ht_500wt_1413
I love these tuner buttons, but how would you get the old ones off? And what is the best way to secure the new buttons?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI...#ht_500wt_1413
The Blohm buttons are great. Mike usually states which tuners each set is made for. In the add you cited, those are made to fit Waverly F-style tuning machines and they are direct screw on replacements. Very easy.
For other buttons such as Schaller’s, Stewmac posts instructions to remove and install replacement buttons which involves heating the button posts (say with a soldering iron), slipping them off and gluing the replacements on with medium acting epoxy. Others may have other ways of reinstalling the buttons such as heating them but that takes more experience.
Here's a set of Blohm Waverly buttons on an F4.
Gail Hester
Gail, I might as well be the first to say that that is a stunning peghead.
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Thanks Gail, I second that opinion about the peghead!
Yeah that goes from this corner as well very purdy!
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I have an F4 ordered through Gail. I love that headstock with the flower in the vase. That headstock is similar to what we have talked about for mine. I am not sure how I feel about the Blohm Handel style buttons, however, for that headstock. For my taste, it is a bit too busy and in some ways takes away the great inlay work in the headstock.
Tony Huber
1930 Martin Style C #14783
2011 Mowry GOM
2013 Hester F4 #31
2014 Ellis F5 #322
2017 Nyberg Mandola #172
How's this for a compliment: I looked at Gail's flowerpot inlay and completely forgot to check out the tuner buttons......
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I was so excited by the look of the inlay work that I did not focus on the buttons until the second look. I was so excited by the inlay work that I emailed Gail to ask if that was what she intended for mine.
Tony Huber
1930 Martin Style C #14783
2011 Mowry GOM
2013 Hester F4 #31
2014 Ellis F5 #322
2017 Nyberg Mandola #172
Love the Blohm buttons on my Goldrush.
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John Dudeck
really nice Gail...black headed screws on the truss cover would make 'em all but disappear from the face which i'm thinkin might look hot with such pretty work believe Gilchrist blacks-out all of his standard F5's that way, since he uses the shiny stock plastic/original style truss covers.
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