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Topic: Vintage Lapsteel Tuner Keys |
Joel Lavoie
From:
Alberta, Canada
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Posted 6 Jan 2023 10:07 am |
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I own a 1953 National Lapsteel and the tuner heads have completely disintegrated. I would like to find some similar ones to replace the old ones.
Please help.
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Michael Butler
From:
California, USA
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Posted 6 Jan 2023 12:22 pm
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many places to find them starting with stew mac. take note of the shape of the end of the shaft as you'll need to know that to order the proper ones. they will come in various shades also.
in replacing, i heat the shaft with a soldering gun, put a drop of CA inside the button hole and put it on the shaft.
good luck.
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 7 Jan 2023 8:27 am
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| What's CA? |
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Brad Sarno
From:
St. Louis, MO USA
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Posted 7 Jan 2023 9:04 am
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| Cyanoacrylate - Super Glue |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 7 Jan 2023 9:05 am
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Thanks, Brad 
Erv |
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Tony Oresteen
From:
Georgia, USA
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Posted 7 Jan 2023 10:44 am
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Fix the bent shaft BEFORE you install the new button. Don't ask how I know this 
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Charlie Hansen
From:
Halifax, NS Canada and Various Southern Towns.
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Posted 7 Jan 2023 10:45 am
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I've sometimes drilled the button out just a touch and filled the hole with epoxy and pushed them on. Works for me.
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Gene Tani
From:
Pac NW
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Posted 7 Jan 2023 3:32 pm
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you could try Bob Smakula, Elderly, Bernunzio and Gryphon in Palo Alto, among others that are expert in vintage instruments. There's a bunch, actually, Carter's and Gruhn's, Music Emporium outside Boston, tho I ahven't purchased from all of them.
https://www.smakula.com/
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Raybob Bowman
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S. Lake Tahoe, CA, USA
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