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Topic: tuning wrench? |
Will Hesch
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Atascadero, California, USA
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Posted 2 May 2010 1:33 pm |
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OK, total newbie here, where do you get a tuning wrench for the hex head dealy-bops at the a$$ end of my guitar, the thing-a-ma-dads that adjust how much the pedals raise the string pitch? Whew, that was quite a sentence...or maybe it wasn't.  Anyway, does anyone know where you can get one? Thanks, Will
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Wayne Franco
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silverdale, WA. USA
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Posted 2 May 2010 1:44 pm I have a suggestion
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| Go to a hardware store and get one of those wrenches with a handle. I don't know the size offhand but take one of the nylon screw on thingies with you so you find one that fits. |
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Larry Bell
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Englewood, Florida
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Ned McIntosh
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New South Wales, Australia
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Posted 2 May 2010 3:09 pm
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George L's shop has them.
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Will Hesch
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Atascadero, California, USA
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Posted 2 May 2010 3:59 pm
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Thanks guys, I've been contacted by Larry Petree who has a shop nearby in Buckersfield, he's sending me a wrench for my new baby. I appreciate the posts and advice. I'm sure this isn't the last you'll hear from me, I'll be needing a lot of help with this new instrument/challenge, but thanks! Will
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Jack Ritter
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Enid, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 2 May 2010 6:15 pm
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Hi Will
Carl Williams makes the Big Grab and Tune tool and it is the best I ever used. You can contact him at "carlwilliams2@att.net". I have 3 of them. His recent post is found in "Electrical and misc for sale" here on the forum. Makes tuning the hex nuts much easier and very precise.
Enjoy the forum and great to have you. Jack
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Jody Sanders
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Magnolia,Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 2 May 2010 6:34 pm
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| Get a Carl Williams big'un. The very best. Jody. |
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Kevin Mincke
From:
Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 3 May 2010 10:36 am
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Sometime ago somebody asked for a "tuning wench"...
I still laugh at that one. |
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Will Hesch
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Atascadero, California, USA
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Ned McIntosh
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New South Wales, Australia
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Posted 3 May 2010 5:49 pm
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If you want really big tuning wrenches, Carl Williams' wrenches are the only way to go. I bought two of 'em.
Did I say "big"? When they arrived they were so big they had to take the roof of my flat and use a crane to lower them in, right next to my steel!
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