Well winters nearly half over and soon enough I can get back into my shop to continue making sawdust.
What I would like to know is what others have used for minimal builds, I know and have used the standard forks, brad nails etc for gear but haven't found a satisfactory string tuner yet. Tried using eye screws but they didn't work at all. I currently buy the cheap tuners from china but want to go to something more from the 'local hardware' store kinda look. Any ideas???
Thx
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I use the eye bolt/wingnut method on most of mine. I struggled with initial winding until I realized I could easily drill a hole through the bolt's shaft to secure the string.
I use a washer on the eye end, but not on the wingnut end. I find that the wingnut washer makes it harder to bite and hold tuning.
It is a coarser tuning process. So I'm working on a simple fine tuning attachment for tiny adjustments.
Chopstick end friction pegs work well on acoustic and look good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDKCvCQzkTk
These look from the hardware store minimalist
LOL... I think the tuner rigging is a tad heavy for a cbg but who am I to say otherwise anyway...
Try just a simple bolt with a winged head into metal,at least 1/4 thick,score the bolt thread with a file or hacksaw blade,then wrap insulation tape around the thread where it enters the steel,sort of a home made nyloc nut,you'll maybe have to re new the tape every month or two
THX... Your suggestion gave me an idea for a tuner that I will have to try when I can get back into my shop come March/April.
I'm thinking if I flatten the end and drill a hole in the end of a bolt for the strings to go thru. Then solder a wing nut to it for turning. I'll drill holes in the headstock, angling them up towards the fret board and counter sink the nut so it sits into the headstock. I can mix a bit of glue with sawdust to pack around the nut to keep it from turning. Certainly going to give it a shot not... again... many thx.
I was going to try tapered pegs but then I'd have to buy a taper bit and try to turn some pegs to match. Which when I got to think'n about it decided far to much work for me and because I'm a 1/4 incher or close enough kind fella I can foresee reworkings more than completions.
What I think I'll give a go at is using the slider idea only much shorter than in the vid. I recall someone else building minimal and used some other repurposed hardware but can't find it again. I know... its what bookmarks are for... Still looking for other tuner notions, tho...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1UdFWAPp8Ro
You could do what the did back in the old days, which is tapered pegs (like violins). I've also seen zither tuning pins used.