Re: Old Tuners with a problem
Yes, I see the leaning post at the left of your 2nd photo. As Mike implied, a worm-under gear (part of the inherent design and not easily modified) will not cause a post to lean, although a worm-over gear should help prevent a post from leaning.
Assuming that the posts have no metal bushings on the face of the headstock, the post has probably worn its way into the wood, possibly abetted by the loose screw that Mike hinted at. A solution that I have used is adding the super-cheap Stew-Mac vintage grommets to the post hole, acting as bearings (which was their original intent). No, it is not the original design, but I take the view that it's what the original design should have been! And I'm assuming this is a player instrument more than a collector/museum piece.
http://www.stewmac.com/Hardware_and_...r_Bushing.html
Disclaimer: A proper professional would plug the hole, re-drill it, and re-finish the surface to look like original, without adding the bushings. A hobbyist like me plans that if the hole is SO worn that the grommet needs shimming, that should still be hidden under the bushing's rim. YMMV!
Last edited by EdHanrahan; Jan-17-2018 at 1:01pm.
- Ed
"Then one day we weren't as young as before
Our mistakes weren't quite so easy to undo
But by all those roads, my friend, we've travelled down
I'm a better man for just the knowin' of you."
- Ian Tyson
Bookmarks