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Topic: Help finding Tuners for Fender D8 |
Chuck Snider R.I.P.
From: West Virginia, USA - Morgantown, WV
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Posted 4 Feb 2009 8:49 am
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Trying to help a friend find some original/replacement tuners that would fit, or work on a '54 Fender D8. New or used is ok, as long as they are in decent working condition. Any help would be appreciated.
-Chuck
csnider@charter.net _________________ GFI U-12 Ultra Keyless, Carter Black U-12, both with Alumitones, and a sweet '70 Sho-Bud Permanent D-10, NV400 in Rick Johnson cabs, NV112, '73 Vibrosonic in Rick Johnson cabs, Hilton pedal, Steeler's Choice seat, Bessdang Gizmos from Dale Hansen, and a few other widgets and doodads.
I may not sound good, I just don't wanna sound bad. |
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Brad Bechtel
From: San Francisco, CA
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Posted 4 Feb 2009 9:30 am
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Chuck,
Please do a search on this same forum section to find many previous discussions on this subject. Fender used a couple different styles of tuners on their Stringmaster and Deluxe 8 steel guitars, so we'd have to know which ones your friend is seeking. They're almost impossible to find, for what it's worth. _________________ Brad’s Page of Steel
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Chuck Snider R.I.P.
From: West Virginia, USA - Morgantown, WV
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Posted 4 Feb 2009 10:30 am
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Brad thanks for the input, I'll see if he can shed some light on that. I do know he is not nessicarily looking to exactly match the stock tuners. In this case he actively uses the guitar, and is looking at it more from a practical aspect and is wanting something that will be usable and not necessarily original. In other words, he is wanting usable tuners more so than needing tuners from a restoration aspect.
Anyway, I'll see if he can help with better description, and post here if and when I get it. I can say I don't think his is the Stringmaster, but maybe those tuners are interchangeable as long as you get the right ones??
-Chuck _________________ GFI U-12 Ultra Keyless, Carter Black U-12, both with Alumitones, and a sweet '70 Sho-Bud Permanent D-10, NV400 in Rick Johnson cabs, NV112, '73 Vibrosonic in Rick Johnson cabs, Hilton pedal, Steeler's Choice seat, Bessdang Gizmos from Dale Hansen, and a few other widgets and doodads.
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Andy Sandoval
From: Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2009 11:14 am
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Chuck, I use to own a 70's Fender D-8 that used the "F" style strat tuners like these, (Click Here) instead of the usual "4 on a strip" style. If you search around you can find them. |
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Andy Sandoval
From: Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2009 11:14 am
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Double post.
Last edited by Andy Sandoval on 4 Feb 2009 12:00 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Andy Sandoval
From: Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2009 11:14 am
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Triple post. The Forums hardware made me do it. ![Embarassed](images/smiles/icon_redface.gif) |
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