Members SpeedKing Posted May 23, 2005 Members Share Posted May 23, 2005 What is the standard drilling size for the regular tuners for American Standard Stratocasters. I ask, because I recently purchased Schaller locking tuners and I now realize that they require a 10 mm drill, and I wanted to know if they be fit right on my Strat or if I had to drill. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jjpistols Posted May 23, 2005 Members Share Posted May 23, 2005 AFAIK they should fit, or real close - there are 2 basic sizes of tuning machine shafts, vintage (Kluson) and modern - most nonKlusons are modern diameter, but most manuf. make Kluson sized replacements Don't some American Strat models come stock with Schaller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpeedKing Posted May 23, 2005 Author Members Share Posted May 23, 2005 bizzump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Richard Guy Posted May 23, 2005 Members Share Posted May 23, 2005 Very Important! Whenever drilling your headstock, get a reversable drill. Drill in reverse first just a tad to 'score' the wood. This will keep you from splitting the wood on your neck. If you don't 'reverse drill', you stand a good chance of having the drill bit grab and split the wood. Hear me now....believe me later... ;^) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IG0R Posted May 23, 2005 Members Share Posted May 23, 2005 Warmoth has good info on hole dimensions. Wish I'd known about this before I drilled my Strat.http://www.warmoth.com/guitar/necks/necks.cfm?fuseaction=tuners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jjpistols Posted May 23, 2005 Members Share Posted May 23, 2005 why the bump? why the drilling advice? I gave you your answer last night, why isn't the job done already? you should be playing that damn guitar right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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