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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on December 12, 2013 at 3:28am

not  quite  sure  what you are asking here ,,  but  to  simplify   things    in an answer .  

 you   drill a hole   through the  neck  ..   insert the  shaft  through   from the back  ,  then screw down. 

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Permalink Reply by darryl kernaghan on December 12, 2013 at 8:23pm

i think i understand what you are asking,the screws will point UP through the mointing plate with the post also going up thru a hole that you will have to drill to suit ,prob about 1/4 in,all the exposed gears will hang on the underside of your headstock

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Permalink Reply by Bluesheart on December 18, 2013 at 10:44am

First, I went and ordered a set of those, they are sweet! Second, there are many ways you could use them on a dhow depending on the design of the head, if there is one. Like below, all you really have to do is drill a hole. Something I've done is mount it "upside down" so the gear is on the top and the post sticks out the back, drill a small hole to pass the string through to the tuner post. That gives a really good"break angle" over the nut. I'll see if I can find a picture and send it.

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Permalink Reply by John Sawyer on December 18, 2013 at 12:23pm

The other option is 2 holes:  Drill a large one down vertically.  Then the 1/4" hole horizontally.  The tuner mounts horizontally, with the string captured inside the neck.  The result looks like the nylon stringed acoustic guitar, and you get good break angles.    That's what I did with my canjo  . . .

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Mike D on January 5, 2014 at 8:10pm

just so you guys know, my dbow is just a wood plank so there really isnt a neck. thanks to all of you though because i have figured out how to do it with your help. :D

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Permalink Reply by jeff weins on January 6, 2014 at 9:04am

here is one way, for a cleaner look you could run the screws up from the bottom

jeff----http://bscbg.com/

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Permalink Reply by Mike D on January 11, 2014 at 2:16am

thanks jeff! that looks a lot easier than what I was going to do. by the way... on the site you posted a link to, what is the instrument on the chair? it looks interestingly simple.

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Permalink Reply by jeff weins on January 11, 2014 at 9:47am

that is a acoustic olive oil can, no pickups in that one.

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Permalink Reply by Bad Finger (Eric) on January 11, 2014 at 2:43am

Wow! Excellent! Thanks for sharing.

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Permalink Reply by Mike D on January 23, 2014 at 2:55am

I have a question about the little circular piece that goes on the tuner... how do u put it on and keep it on?

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Permalink Reply by jeff weins on January 23, 2014 at 9:26am

if you mean the bushing that the post goes thru, drill a 5/16'' hole 5/16'' deep, and press the bushing in, it's a snug fit and that will hold it.

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