Gary S. Lynch
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 25 Mar 2014 4:26 pm |
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Saw a comment about fixing tuner buttons earlier and thought this might help somebody.
Also as an FYI for folks. Stewart MacDonald has a free video on putting on new tuner buttons. This is where I got the idea.They sell them for about a $1.50 a piece.
Basically you take soldering iron of the type with a two prong tip.
You take out the tip, put in a piece of 12 copper wire. Place that over the tuner shaft after you have cleaned it and the new button pushed on like soft butter due to the shaft being heated. Helps to have two people. I also place a piece of aluminum foil between the iron and guitar as added protection. I also hold the button with cushioned pliers as I push it on.
Remove the heat and it is solid.
I have probably repaired at least ten old lap steels like that.
I watched the video once and I am not particulary skilled but it is pretty easy.
I just picked up an old Bud Tartmarc lap steel, change out the deteriorating buttons and kept some very nice Grover like tuners.. Beauty of that is the tuners are still original and it cost me about 12 bucks. Their golden age replacements are about 50.
Hope this helps somebody out there!
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