so i have a 67 coronado xii neck in need of tuning machines, really hoping to find drop in replacements without spending $300-400 on a set of vintage ones. the tricky part is that the neck is drilled for the straight-shaft f tuners without the sleeve, and all the modern replacements i can find would require widening the back of the peg-holes. on top of that, i think all the modern replacements also use the right hand oriented mounting plates, meaning way more drilling/modifying than i’m comfortable with.
if all else fails, i wouldn’t feel completely awful drilling mounting holes for a standard set of klusons, but obviously would really rather not modify the neck at all. anyone run into this issue before?
drop-in tuners for coronado xii neck/early f tuner replacement
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drop-in tuners for coronado xii neck/early f tuner replacement
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Re: drop-in tuners for coronado xii neck/early f tuner replacement
You can use the newer F tuners - you just need to disassemble them and saw/grind/file away that raised "collar."
Also, the covers for the newer ones are slightly bigger than the earlier "F" tuner covers, so the edges need to get filed a little bit - I'll see if I can find a post where I wrote about using them on a Coronado neck.
(Edit - I just checked - those photos were lost in the Photobucket apocalypse.)
Also, the covers for the newer ones are slightly bigger than the earlier "F" tuner covers, so the edges need to get filed a little bit - I'll see if I can find a post where I wrote about using them on a Coronado neck.
(Edit - I just checked - those photos were lost in the Photobucket apocalypse.)
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Re: drop-in tuners for coronado xii neck/early f tuner replacement
What I did with my Coronado XII was to use 2 of the Hipshot vintage guitar tuner upgrade kits (righty and lefty). It uses vintage holes and a mounting plate, so no drilling is required. Tuning and restringing is so much better now.
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Re: drop-in tuners for coronado xii neck/early f tuner replacement
I filed mine down; worth it not to affect the wood IMO. Using them on a Bronco neck the covers fit without needing to be filed, but I know there were at least two or three slight variances to the original F tuners, between Strats/Telecasters/Student models.will wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2019 6:29 pmYou can use the newer F tuners - you just need to disassemble them and saw/grind/file away that raised "collar."
Also, the covers for the newer ones are slightly bigger than the earlier "F" tuner covers, so the edges need to get filed a little bit - I'll see if I can find a post where I wrote about using them on a Coronado neck.
(Edit - I just checked - those photos were lost in the Photobucket apocalypse.)
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