Advice for Tuners

[OldMandolins]

Hi All, Earlier I posted about a mandolin I recently acquired. I have decided to restore it. One quick question I have is how do you efficiently loosed stuck tuners ? I guess the mandolin has not been played for a long time so all but one of the tuners are stuck from rust. I have cleaned it all off but am still having trouble loosening them ? Any advice would be appreciated.

[Marty Jacobson]

The late, great Paul Hostetter's web site is still up.
http://lutherie.net/tuner.maintenance.html
Sometimes, you just need new tuners, though. In that case, I recommend Rubner, or anything modern that will fit. Vintage tuners were never great, by modern standards.

[OldMandolins]

Thank you ! Just saw your reply ! What do you think about the Style A Grover ?

[MikeEdgerton]

The late, great Paul Hostetter's web site is still up.

By the grace of his wife Robin and a family friend that volunteered to maintain it Paul's legacy lives on.

[MikeEdgerton]

I answered the Grover question on your other thread.