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Nice work there, glad to see the final result, and thanks for sharing. Mark

Thanks for the positive comments guys. Gene has a great point if you decide to use my temporary fix, make sure you countersink that hole so you're not breaking strings. John having some spare gears ...

The tuner I replaced was not the original. Someone had installed an over sized tuner with no cover so it was gouging the wood inside the pan cavity pretty badly, and it pulled right out. The brass g ...

Butch - Here's what I did, photos attached.

1-Pried the gear cover off and removed the screw holding the gear on the shaft. I had to heat it up with a torch as it was on tight (experience kicked i ...

That's exactly what I purchased, # 0933 and what I have in the photo. Later this evening I'm going to throw one in a vice and break out the torch so I can loosen the screw holding on the gear. That ...

Butch - I've tried Stewmac's vintage Kluson style tuners and it turns out the tuner assembly tabs fit into the mounting plate perfectly. The tuner itself however sits about 1/16" inch lower than ...

Stewmac just posted a great video on this (2/29/2012) so I wanted to add that link to this thread, cool stuff, here's the URL...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB3RVVye-gw

Thanks Hugh, something so easy, yet not for the faint of heart at all. I've order an extra decal, just in case...

Hugh - good timing as I'm getting ready to apply one of these to a Stringmaster D8 I'm refinishing. Being a decal amateur myself, any words of advice on using the decal liquid film and best procedure ...

Thanks again for the input here, and some smiles. All went good with the fretboard removal by the way. Trying to pry up the pins using the putty knife method was really tough as the pins were anchor ...

Ron - what did you use to pull the pins without damaging them or the fretboard? I was planning on using a mini fret puller that should work fine, just curious what you used. Thanks for the post as w ...

Evening guys - Has anyone tackled the job of removing the fretboard from a Stringmaster, or similar? I'm refinishing my D8 and curious if Fender used double sided tape in addition to the escutcheon p ...

Nothing like some lacquer thinner to clear things up. This is dated 6/60 in both pan cavities, and now for re-finishing and parts work. This forum has been invaluable to help research the Stringmast ...

Thanks that helps a bunch! Now the hard part of course is the parts challenge we all face, trying to find someone who would actually have the blend control hardware, wiring schematic, and I would ass ...

Can you tell me more about the blend control? Is it variable or simply on/off? I hate retrofits like this, but hoping I can restore if possible...thanks!

Great thread here. The dual 8 is a great addition for me after playing my 1955 Deluxe 6 for a bit - still a newbee compared to you guys on steel. This has the original slider switch so I'm assuming ...

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Topic: Replacing Fender Stringmaster tuner
Mark Bridge Replies: 56 Views: 24921	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 Mar 2012 1:24 pm Subject: Beauty photos eh...
Mark Bridge Replies: 56 Views: 24921	Nice work there, glad to see the final result, and thanks for sharing. Mark
Topic: Replacing Fender Stringmaster tuner
Mark Bridge Replies: 56 Views: 24921	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Mar 2012 6:35 am Subject: Gearing up
Mark Bridge Replies: 56 Views: 24921	Thanks for the positive comments guys. Gene has a great point if you decide to use my temporary fix, make sure you countersink that hole so you're not breaking strings. John having some spare gears ...
Topic: Replacing Fender Stringmaster tuner
Mark Bridge Replies: 56 Views: 24921	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Mar 2012 8:10 pm Subject: Replacing Fender Stringmaster tuner
Mark Bridge Replies: 56 Views: 24921	The tuner I replaced was not the original. Someone had installed an over sized tuner with no cover so it was gouging the wood inside the pan cavity pretty badly, and it pulled right out. The brass g ...
Topic: Replacing Fender Stringmaster tuner
Mark Bridge Replies: 56 Views: 24921	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Mar 2012 5:11 pm Subject: Gotoh Vintage Tuner Installation
Mark Bridge Replies: 56 Views: 24921	Butch - Here's what I did, photos attached. 1-Pried the gear cover off and removed the screw holding the gear on the shaft. I had to heat it up with a torch as it was on tight (experience kicked i ...
Topic: Replacing Fender Stringmaster tuner
Mark Bridge Replies: 56 Views: 24921	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Mar 2012 1:43 pm Subject: Stewmac tuners
Mark Bridge Replies: 56 Views: 24921	That's exactly what I purchased, # 0933 and what I have in the photo. Later this evening I'm going to throw one in a vice and break out the torch so I can loosen the screw holding on the gear. That ...
Topic: Replacing Fender Stringmaster tuner
Mark Bridge Replies: 56 Views: 24921	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Mar 2012 10:36 am Subject: Same issue with Stringmaster Tuners...
Mark Bridge Replies: 56 Views: 24921	Butch - I've tried Stewmac's vintage Kluson style tuners and it turns out the tuner assembly tabs fit into the mounting plate perfectly. The tuner itself however sits about 1/16" inch lower than ...
Topic: Replacing tuner buttons on old lap steels
Mark Bridge Replies: 18 Views: 15138	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Mar 2012 8:58 am Subject: New video by Stewmac on this subject...
Mark Bridge Replies: 18 Views: 15138	Stewmac just posted a great video on this (2/29/2012) so I wanted to add that link to this thread, cool stuff, here's the URL... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB3RVVye-gw
Topic: Bobbie's Fender Decals
Mark Bridge Replies: 6 Views: 2065	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Feb 2012 3:47 pm Subject: That helps...
Mark Bridge Replies: 6 Views: 2065	Thanks Hugh, something so easy, yet not for the faint of heart at all. I've order an extra decal, just in case...
Topic: Bobbie's Fender Decals
Mark Bridge Replies: 6 Views: 2065	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Feb 2012 12:23 pm Subject: Getting ready to do the same decal...
Mark Bridge Replies: 6 Views: 2065	Hugh - good timing as I'm getting ready to apply one of these to a Stringmaster D8 I'm refinishing. Being a decal amateur myself, any words of advice on using the decal liquid film and best procedure ...
Topic: Best way to remove a Stringmaster Fretboard?
Mark Bridge Replies: 7 Views: 2937	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Feb 2012 9:48 am Subject: Fretboards removed...
Mark Bridge Replies: 7 Views: 2937	Thanks again for the input here, and some smiles. All went good with the fretboard removal by the way. Trying to pry up the pins using the putty knife method was really tough as the pins were anchor ...
Topic: Best way to remove a Stringmaster Fretboard?
Mark Bridge Replies: 7 Views: 2937	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Feb 2012 5:50 am Subject: Pulling the pins
Mark Bridge Replies: 7 Views: 2937	Ron - what did you use to pull the pins without damaging them or the fretboard? I was planning on using a mini fret puller that should work fine, just curious what you used. Thanks for the post as w ...
Topic: Best way to remove a Stringmaster Fretboard?
Mark Bridge Replies: 7 Views: 2937	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Feb 2012 5:32 pm Subject: Best way to remove a Stringmaster Fretboard?
Mark Bridge Replies: 7 Views: 2937	Evening guys - Has anyone tackled the job of removing the fretboard from a Stringmaster, or similar? I'm refinishing my D8 and curious if Fender used double sided tape in addition to the escutcheon p ...
Topic: Stringmaster Owners...Check In Here...
Mark Bridge Replies: 68 Views: 27144	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Feb 2012 5:32 pm Subject: What lies beneath...
Mark Bridge Replies: 68 Views: 27144	Nothing like some lacquer thinner to clear things up. This is dated 6/60 in both pan cavities, and now for re-finishing and parts work. This forum has been invaluable to help research the Stringmast ...
Topic: Stringmaster Owners...Check In Here...
Mark Bridge Replies: 68 Views: 27144	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Feb 2012 12:07 pm Subject: Picture's worth a 1000 words...
Mark Bridge Replies: 68 Views: 27144	Thanks that helps a bunch! Now the hard part of course is the parts challenge we all face, trying to find someone who would actually have the blend control hardware, wiring schematic, and I would ass ...
Topic: Stringmaster Owners...Check In Here...
Mark Bridge Replies: 68 Views: 27144	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Feb 2012 9:06 am Subject: Blend Control
Mark Bridge Replies: 68 Views: 27144	Can you tell me more about the blend control? Is it variable or simply on/off? I hate retrofits like this, but hoping I can restore if possible...thanks!
Topic: Stringmaster Owners...Check In Here...
Mark Bridge Replies: 68 Views: 27144	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Feb 2012 7:07 am Subject: New to the Stringmaster-finally 8 strings!
Mark Bridge Replies: 68 Views: 27144	Great thread here. The dual 8 is a great addition for me after playing my 1955 Deluxe 6 for a bit - still a newbee compared to you guys on steel. This has the original slider switch so I'm assuming ...