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Philipp Zurcher


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Switzerland
Post  Posted 30 Dec 2017 1:48 pm    
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About a year ago, I lubricated those tuners on my 1958 Fender Deluxe 8 as suggested by StewMac:
http://www.stewmac.com/How-To/Online_Resources/Guitar_Tuning_Machine_Installation_and_Repair_Inform/Lubricating_guitar_tuners.html

I cleaned out the tuners with naphtha and put in that petroleum jelly.
OK, but somehow it didn't feel right. Tuning was still a pain, some tuners didn't behave the way I was used to from modern guitars. "These are the troubles that come with old age", I was thinking.
But one day a friend of mine who is into car mechanics told me that petroleum jelly wasn't really an efficient lubricant and he suggested I used that teflon grease:
http://www.finishlineusa.com/products/bicycle-greases/premium-grease-made-with-teflon-fluoropolymer

So I did the whole thing again, but this time using the teflon stuff.
The results are just PHENOMENAL!!!

I am now able to tune my 60 year old guitar much, much more accurately than many of my modern day instruments with so-called maintenance-free parts.

Just wanted to share this before the year 2017 is done.

Happy 2018 everyone!
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G Strout


From:
Carabelle, Florida
Post  Posted 3 Jan 2018 9:53 pm    
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Philipp,
I have used this product with FANTASTIC results. My old Rick and a few others now tune easily. You may want to post this in Steel Without Pedals. I am sure that many would be helped by having knowledge of this product. I got mine at the bicycle shop!Very Happy
Gary
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Steven Cummings

 

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Texas
Post  Posted 12 Jan 2018 10:34 am    
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This sounds good, think I'll give it a go.

Thanks for posting this!
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Michael Butler


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California, USA
Post  Posted 12 Jan 2018 12:18 pm    
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i use a graphite lubricant which is considered the slickest of all. works quite well. same as the "lead" in a pencil. remember pencils?ha!

play music!
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