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Topic: Replacement Tuning pans for old Fenders? |
Dave Van Allen
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Souderton, PA , US , Earth
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Posted 13 Mar 2012 12:15 pm |
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any body know if anyone is making replacement tuning pans/tuner assembly for 8 string Stringmasters?
Seems to me SOMEONE would have done it by now what with all the retro interest...
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 13 Mar 2012 12:34 pm
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I haven't seen such a thing myself. I agree - you'd think if Fender Japan could reissue Stringmasters a few years ago, they might have spare parts lying around.
Time to contact Fender, I guess.
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Howard Parker
From:
Maryland
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Posted 13 Mar 2012 1:39 pm
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I'd love to get hold of some replacement tuning machines. I'm tired of stringing stuff backwards because the gears are stripped.
On the other hand, I don't want to pay some of the prices I've seen lately for original replacements.
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Butch Pytko
From:
Orlando, Florida, USA
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Posted 17 Mar 2012 4:38 pm
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| I stumbled across some videos a guy made about learning to make the Stringmaster tuner pans on the internet. In your internet search window, put in: Fender Stringmaster Tuner Pan. Three videos should be listed. One of the videos he says to email him & the email address is shown at the end. I emailed him some time ago, but haven't heard from him. I think he was suggesting he could make the tuner pans for people, but he may have changed his mind, since he hasn't answered my email. |
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Billy Tonnesen
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R.I.P., Buena Park, California
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Posted 17 Mar 2012 10:37 pm
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| Check with Blackie Taylor at "Taylor Music" in Riverside, Calif. |
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Russ Cudney
From:
Sonoma, California, USA
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Posted 19 Mar 2012 7:05 am
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I was able to get these to work with the stock pans.
http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tuners/Guitar,_slotted_peghead_tuners/Grover_18:1_Sta-Tite_Slotted_Peghead_Guitar_Machines.html
I had to rivot the edge holes and add shims on the sides for a snug fit. They totally don't look stock, and not the best solution, but they work great!
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Dennis Smith
From:
Covington, Georgia, USA
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Posted 19 Mar 2012 5:08 pm
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Hey Brad. Where can I find info on the reissued stringmasters from Japan?
Thanks Dennis |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 20 Mar 2012 6:52 am
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There are several previous discussions on this forum, starting around 1999. They were only available for a short while and were more expensive than a used Stringmaster.
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 20 Mar 2012 12:26 pm
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| i'm waiting for the $200 classic vibe squier version. |
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John Rosett
From:
Missoula, MT
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Posted 20 Mar 2012 1:23 pm
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| chris ivey wrote: |
| i'm waiting for the $200 classic vibe squier version. |
The quad version....
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Hugh Holstein
From:
Rohnert Park, California, USA
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Posted 22 Mar 2012 4:13 pm
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| It was actually the Deluxe 8 that was reissued in Japan, Not the Stringmaster. |
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Michael Lee Allen
From:
Portage Park / Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois
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Posted 22 Mar 2012 5:28 pm
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Hugh Holstein
From:
Rohnert Park, California, USA
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Posted 22 Mar 2012 6:41 pm
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I didn't know that, sorry.
I only saw pictures of the Deluxe.
It would seem that they were made from NOS parts and/or made from the old tooling.
Because I couldn't see Fender spending the 10's of thousands of dollars to retool just to make a handful of steels.
Even setting up the old tooling would be cost prohibitive for such a short run.
But then again, what do I know?
Just a theory. |
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