Replacing an irreplacible plastic uke tuner? - FRETS.NET2024-03-29T12:08:22Zhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/replacing-an-irreplacible-plastic-uke-tuner?commentId=2177249%3AComment%3A108851&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI tried to friend you so I co…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-05-17:2177249:Comment:1090882013-05-17T03:10:32.420ZMark Pollockhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MarkPollock
<p>I tried to friend you so I could send you a message, but I clearly must have botched that. How about I just email you.</p>
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<p>Also, WHAT THE HECK IS THAT HEADSTOCK FROM? I've really been wondering.</p>
<p>I tried to friend you so I could send you a message, but I clearly must have botched that. How about I just email you.</p>
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<p>Also, WHAT THE HECK IS THAT HEADSTOCK FROM? I've really been wondering.</p> A week and a half later, I'm…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-05-16:2177249:Comment:1088512013-05-16T22:18:01.277ZPaul Hostetterhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/PaulHostetter
<p>A week and a half later, I'm still waiting for any kind of message. Want 'em? If not, I'll put them away.</p>
<p>A week and a half later, I'm still waiting for any kind of message. Want 'em? If not, I'll put them away.</p> WOW!!!! I really want the tun…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-05-07:2177249:Comment:1086842013-05-07T02:28:16.483ZMark Pollockhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MarkPollock
<p>WOW!!!! I really want the tuners, but I'm hesistant to offer my first born - how about my second born and a Japanese baritone uke from the 60's? :)</p>
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<p>Seriously, I'll PM you. This is fantastic!</p>
<p>WOW!!!! I really want the tuners, but I'm hesistant to offer my first born - how about my second born and a Japanese baritone uke from the 60's? :)</p>
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<p>Seriously, I'll PM you. This is fantastic!</p> I confess that I think these…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-05-07:2177249:Comment:1085362013-05-07T01:19:01.242ZPaul Hostetterhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/PaulHostetter
<p>I confess that I think these are pretty minimal as uke tuners go—the new Stew-Mac spring-tensioned ones are a lot nicer—but if you want to keep it original, I'm entertaining offers on these:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.lutherie.net/uke.tuners.minimal.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.lutherie.net/uke.tuners.minimal.jpg" class="align-full"/></a></p>
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<p>Someone slopped some orange shellac on them, which could be removed easily enough. </p>
<p>I confess that I think these are pretty minimal as uke tuners go—the new Stew-Mac spring-tensioned ones are a lot nicer—but if you want to keep it original, I'm entertaining offers on these:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.lutherie.net/uke.tuners.minimal.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.lutherie.net/uke.tuners.minimal.jpg" class="align-full"/></a></p>
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<p>Someone slopped some orange shellac on them, which could be removed easily enough. </p> Thanks Larry - all four tuner…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-05-06:2177249:Comment:1086432013-05-06T13:27:41.018ZMark Pollockhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MarkPollock
<p>Thanks Larry - all four tuners are deteriorating, so I will have to replicate them all, I suspect. It would be foolish to expect the others to keep working.</p>
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<p>It turns out that a friend of mine worked in a dental lab in the past, and has a lot of knowledge of mold-making and how to make things turn out just right, so I'm planning on molding a set of these things. The ability to replicate tuning buttons at will might be a really nice side business...</p>
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<p>I will post…</p>
<p>Thanks Larry - all four tuners are deteriorating, so I will have to replicate them all, I suspect. It would be foolish to expect the others to keep working.</p>
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<p>It turns out that a friend of mine worked in a dental lab in the past, and has a lot of knowledge of mold-making and how to make things turn out just right, so I'm planning on molding a set of these things. The ability to replicate tuning buttons at will might be a really nice side business...</p>
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<p>I will post the procedure, of course!</p> Look around at Frank's site:…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-05-06:2177249:Comment:1085262013-05-06T04:51:07.837ZLARRY KLOSEhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/LARRYKLOSE
<p>Look around at Frank's site: <a href="http://www.frets.com" target="_blank">www.frets.com</a>. In one of his restoration articles he talks about using tea to stain replacement plastic to match older originals, IIRC. </p>
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<p>Look around at Frank's site: <a href="http://www.frets.com" target="_blank">www.frets.com</a>. In one of his restoration articles he talks about using tea to stain replacement plastic to match older originals, IIRC. </p>
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<p></p> Get new tuners ...keep old so…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-05-04:2177249:Comment:1086262013-05-04T15:52:22.803ZTim Macehttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/TimMace478
<p>Get new tuners ...keep old somewhere...I was just looking at some at stewmac..</p>
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<p>Get new tuners ...keep old somewhere...I was just looking at some at stewmac..</p>
<p> </p> I haven't had good luck with…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-05-04:2177249:Comment:1083482013-05-04T15:46:48.505ZJohnhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/John631
<p>I haven't had good luck with corian in this kind of thing it tends to crumble. I have managed the square hole by drilling first and using a small square file....and lots of patience. </p>
<p>I haven't had good luck with corian in this kind of thing it tends to crumble. I have managed the square hole by drilling first and using a small square file....and lots of patience. </p> Wow - that is one intense pro…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-05-04:2177249:Comment:1085172013-05-04T14:48:53.609ZMark Pollockhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MarkPollock
<p>Wow - that is one intense process!</p>
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<p>I think I will need to go the "make a silicone mold and make your own" route - it's been done, but it isn't very appealing to me, but I don't have many choices at this point, either.</p>
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<p><a href="http://harmony.demont.net/kamikazie.php?page=037" target="_blank">http://harmony.demont.net/kamikazie.php?page=037</a> seems to indicate a good way to do it. I would prefer to make something from corian, but I have NO idea how I would make…</p>
<p>Wow - that is one intense process!</p>
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<p>I think I will need to go the "make a silicone mold and make your own" route - it's been done, but it isn't very appealing to me, but I don't have many choices at this point, either.</p>
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<p><a href="http://harmony.demont.net/kamikazie.php?page=037" target="_blank">http://harmony.demont.net/kamikazie.php?page=037</a> seems to indicate a good way to do it. I would prefer to make something from corian, but I have NO idea how I would make the final square hole for the post without destroying the whole project.</p>
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<p></p> Burton LeGeyt has a very goo…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-05-04:2177249:Comment:1083452013-05-04T14:25:15.757ZMark Foglemanhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MarkFogleman
<p>Burton LeGeyt has a very good DIY tuner button tutorial in the middle of a doc-u-build here:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10117&t=29270&start=25#p393555">http://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10117&t=29270&start=25#p393555</a></p>
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<p>Burton LeGeyt has a very good DIY tuner button tutorial in the middle of a doc-u-build here:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10117&t=29270&start=25#p393555">http://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10117&t=29270&start=25#p393555</a></p>
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