Hey Steve--
My last project was a 3 string made with eyebolt tuners. I didn't think it was gonna work, but it did. It's a little bit of a pain to get into tune, but once you do it stays there.
I started with a modified slotted headstock--I drilled big holes for the strings to attach to the tuners. Here's a pic:
On the eye side of the bolt I've just put a plain old fender washer. On the other, a fender washer and a wingnut. I originally had a lock-washer between the wingnut and the fender washer, but that caused a lot of hassle when I needed to make adjustments, so I just took it out. Seems to work fine without.
I drilled holes in the shaft of the bolt to stick the string through. I found it helped to flatten the spot off with my dremel so the drill bit wouldn't deflect off to the side.
What I've done is crank the wingnuts down so that the string tension doesn't wind them backwards, but so that I can still (barely) make adjustments myself.
Thanks for the kindness. I'm actually planning on sculpting the headstock a little more--I didn't want to put too much effort until I knew if it was going to work.
I should probably just leave well enough alone, but I've developed an addiction to my Dremel drum-sander....
BTW, I'm currently working on a ukulele version of this design built into a tiny Punch box. I'm curious to see how it works with 4 strings.
Hey Steve--
My last project was a 3 string made with eyebolt tuners. I didn't think it was gonna work, but it did. It's a little bit of a pain to get into tune, but once you do it stays there.
I started with a modified slotted headstock--I drilled big holes for the strings to attach to the tuners. Here's a pic:
On the eye side of the bolt I've just put a plain old fender washer. On the other, a fender washer and a wingnut. I originally had a lock-washer between the wingnut and the fender washer, but that caused a lot of hassle when I needed to make adjustments, so I just took it out. Seems to work fine without.
I drilled holes in the shaft of the bolt to stick the string through. I found it helped to flatten the spot off with my dremel so the drill bit wouldn't deflect off to the side.
What I've done is crank the wingnuts down so that the string tension doesn't wind them backwards, but so that I can still (barely) make adjustments myself.
I'm actually using thumbscrews -- I can't remember what gauge, but considerably smaller than the 1/4 inch eyebolts. I'm a little worried about getting the string holes drilled in the thinner shafts, so I may have to come up with an alternative for securing the strings.
I've drilled out tuner posts to larger sizes and have drilled new holes in smaller bolts. A good tap with a center punch is usually all that's needed... that and a good vise...
the best,
Sam
BT Cohosh said:I'm actually using thumbscrews -- I can't remember what gauge, but considerably smaller than the 1/4 inch eyebolts. I'm a little worried about getting the string holes drilled in the thinner shafts, so I may have to come up with an alternative for securing the strings.
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