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Permalink Reply by Doc Oakroot on April 27, 2009 at 4:52am

No. Use 3 for one CBG and the other 3 for the other and by creative about placement.

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Permalink Reply by Roosterman on April 27, 2009 at 6:46am

Yep, it dont matter at all - lotta people use 2 + 1, or 3 in a line - they works both ways :o) Heres something tuner related though that may be of interest; If when it comes to stringin her up you find its better to have some strings wound clockwise, others counter-clockwise (better as in; aligns with the neck and pulls the string straight rather than through an angle at the nut), you can swap some lefts for rights - this will mean some are the right way up, others upside down. Why? Well if you have the right side on the right side, but wound opposite ways, the tuners work in opposite directions - only a minor niggle but still frustratin.... and for anyone else playin your geetar! I apologise if this is obvious and common knowledge, but I did this by accident the other day and what a relief! Now all my cbgs tuners work as they should, without compromising my set up. This probably sounds like nonesense, so heres a pic of what I mean;

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Permalink Reply by bairfoot cajun on April 27, 2009 at 7:40am

no it dont matter you can place them any way you like, that is the beauty of no rules, you make them yerself.i have done 3-n-3 and 4-n-2 and other configurations.fer some strange reason i can not explain i like to put the other side on this side, on a 3-string guit so that the tuners turn backwards. maybe its mojo, it feels like mojo when i tune the guit with tuning keys installed backwards.

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Permalink Reply by Doc Oakroot on April 27, 2009 at 8:15am

RandyRoosterGuitars said:

I apologise if this is obvious and common knowledge, but I did this by accident the other day and what a relief! Now all my cbgs tuners work as they should, without compromising my set up.

It's at least moderately common knowledge. I think Don Thompson presented it a while back on the old yahoo group.

But your picture is the best explanation of it I've seen.

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Permalink Reply by Wichita Sam on June 22, 2009 at 7:23pm

Anyother thing that isn't obvious to new builders is that with open back tuner (like the ones in the picture), they are reversable. Just unscrew the screw attaching the gear to the post, then remove the gear and post and then reverse the stem and reattach the gear and post. That way, if you like 3 or 4 in line and you like them all to be "right handed", now you can easily convert the "left handed" ones in a 3+3 set.

the best,

Wichita Sam

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Permalink Reply by Roosterman on June 23, 2009 at 8:02am

Hey, I didnt realise that WS!
I hope the need never arises as I buy those open tuners by the box full, but its good to know the option is there, thanks man :o)

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Permalink Reply by Wichita Sam on June 23, 2009 at 2:15pm

Ben,

where do you get them by the "box full"/???? Supply is an issue out on the plains

the best,

Wichita Sam

Randy Rooster (Ben) said:

Hey, I didnt realise that WS!
I hope the need never arises as I buy those open tuners by the box full, but its good to know the option is there, thanks man :o)

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Permalink Reply by Roosterman on June 23, 2009 at 10:03pm

WS, the tuners are one of the few items I can buy cheaper at my local guitar shop than online! I have a good relationship with the guy though and I do as much of my parts shopping with him as I can - in return I get these tuners half price, plus a bag full of second hand bits n pieces every now and again. Moral of the story - its good to shop local even if it costs a little bit extra.
For reference though, they are made by "Dr. Parts" and do a sterling job on a cbg!

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Permalink Reply by Old Lowe on June 24, 2009 at 6:38am

Darn It!

I Did not know you could reverse the tuners either I bet i have opened 50 packages to get out one left or right tuner because the one I had left over was the wrong way!

Thanks a million Sam!
I feel pretty silly I didn't know that.
KInda Like a sledge hammer of "Oh Yeah" hit me right in the face when I read that.

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Permalink Reply by Wichita Sam on June 24, 2009 at 12:14pm

yea, I almost didn't post the tip, but I was building for six months (40+ builds) before I figured it out. Glad to help...

the best,

Sam

Old Lowe said:

Darn It!

I Did not know you could reverse the tuners either I bet i have opened 50 packages to get out one left or right tuner because the one I had left over was the wrong way!

Thanks a million Sam!
I feel pretty silly I didn't know that.
KInda Like a sledge hammer of "Oh Yeah" hit me right in the face when I read that.

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Permalink Reply by Jeff Scott on January 6, 2013 at 12:14pm

It's my understanding that tuners should be installed with the shaft toward the guitar body,

and the gear farther away. The logic to this is that the string tension on the shaft puts tension on the gear,

and helps keep the string from in tune

 

As Mr Sam said, swaping the shafts and gears you can install them as they work best for you.

 

Going forward I've been using this theory, however,

That said, I've not had a problem with the few I've installed backward for aesthetic reasons

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on January 7, 2013 at 7:36am

Yep. Otherwise, over time, they will begin to slip, and will ultimately strip out. Unless you bought the cheapy open backs that are reversible. You'll find that installing them with post toward body leads to better tuning stability, too.

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