johnnytucats
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Hey folks...
I've got a 1980 Les Paul Deluxe, gold top, with the mini-humbuckers.
The original tuners have finally crapped out completely and I'm having difficulty figuring out what to do.
Photos of originals:
The tuner pegs have an OD of 15/64".
The bushings have an OD of 25/64".
I really want to keep the original look so I ordered some Klusons with the metal key (link). The pegs are 1/4" so they don't fit the old bushings. The new Kluson bushings have an OD of about 9mm so they're too small for the holes made for the original bushings. Kluson sells an adapter (which is just another bushing...ugly, by the way) that has a 10mm OD. I ordered those and they're noticeably too big for the holes. The headstock holes seem to be just under 10mm.
I thought I'd give it a shot to "machine" down the adapter bushings and actually got them to fit. However, after restringing I get some rattle that I think is coming from the one or two pegs being a bit loose in the adapter bushings...a problem undetectable until all the other prep was done.
I'm returning the Klusons and starting over.
Does anyone have advice on how to get a good set of tuners on this thing and retain the original look?
I've got a 1980 Les Paul Deluxe, gold top, with the mini-humbuckers.
The original tuners have finally crapped out completely and I'm having difficulty figuring out what to do.
Photos of originals:
The tuner pegs have an OD of 15/64".
The bushings have an OD of 25/64".
I really want to keep the original look so I ordered some Klusons with the metal key (link). The pegs are 1/4" so they don't fit the old bushings. The new Kluson bushings have an OD of about 9mm so they're too small for the holes made for the original bushings. Kluson sells an adapter (which is just another bushing...ugly, by the way) that has a 10mm OD. I ordered those and they're noticeably too big for the holes. The headstock holes seem to be just under 10mm.
I thought I'd give it a shot to "machine" down the adapter bushings and actually got them to fit. However, after restringing I get some rattle that I think is coming from the one or two pegs being a bit loose in the adapter bushings...a problem undetectable until all the other prep was done.
I'm returning the Klusons and starting over.
Does anyone have advice on how to get a good set of tuners on this thing and retain the original look?