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Topic: Vintage kluson tuner button replacement |
Brian Rung
From:
Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 27 Jan 2018 2:35 pm |
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Replacing kluson tuner buttons on my Iolana. I have the cream colored replacements from stew Mac and have found two methods of replacement via online search: one using heat (solder iron or heat gun) and one using a drill and glue.
I don’t see how the shaft would grip the tuner without heat, so I’m leaning toward the method from stew Mac website.
Any words of wisdom before I go in?
Also worth noting, I’ve never done this before!
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Frank James Pracher
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Michigan, USA
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Posted 27 Jan 2018 7:17 pm
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I've done the heat method many times... I think Stew Mac has a video showing a modified soldering iron used to put them on and that's what I do... works great.
I would say it's nice to have a couple extra the first time to get a feel for it, but once you do, it's really quite easy.
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Robert Murphy
From:
West Virginia
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Posted 27 Jan 2018 7:22 pm
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| I just finished 16 ivory button tuners on my National D8. Watch the Stew Mac video. I used a 400 watt solder gun and Knipex parallel pliers. |
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Jerry Kippola
From:
UP Michigan, USA
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Posted 28 Jan 2018 8:22 am
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| Heat, I use a 40w iron--it's plenty |
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