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    Default Vintage tuner maintenance

    One of the D tuners on my 1919 Gibson A2 was getting stiff, so I disassembled, cleaned, and lubricated them, following the instructions on Paul Hostetter's site (http://www.lutherie.net/tuner.maintenance.html).
    The only part that was difficult was getting the string posts and gears apart. It worked like a charm, and now the tuners are working better than they ever have.
    If the tuners on your vintage mandolin are giving you trouble, don't replace them until you've tried this.

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    Default Re: Vintage tuner maintenance

    Good job!

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    Default Re: Vintage tuner maintenance

    I did it twice on my Gibson tuners, didn't help so I changed them. I have been successful several times, but not with my Gibson. Glad it worked for you.
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    Default Re: Vintage tuner maintenance

    I’ve never had the stiff tuner problem, it’s always been a matter of slack tuners not holding efficiently. I’m not sure if there’s a solution for this?

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    Sometimes, as in my case it's not that they are gunked up, but are bent slightly and bind in the gears at a certain point going around.
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    Default Re: Vintage tuner maintenance

    John,

    Thanks for posting the link to Paul’s tuner maintenance page!

    If anyone needs replacement screws for the special flathead screws that attach the cogs to the string shafts I have located a small stock of these new-old-stock #4-36 screws. Contact me privately if they will help you. The standard #4 screws have 40 threads per inch, these have 36 threads per inch.

    Here is a link to an earlier posting with some photos.

    https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/t...Found-a-source!

    Mark
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