Members mike-o Posted December 25, 2009 Members Share Posted December 25, 2009 None of the spare tuning keys I have sitting around fit my Allparts neck. Also what kind of nuts do these take, flat bottom? It's an SRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted December 25, 2009 Members Share Posted December 25, 2009 Measure the hole size for the tuners. My guess, 10mm. If it were mine I'd get a tapered reamer & bring it out to 10mm if that isn't what it is. More selection in this size. Take a 6" metal ruler, feeler guage or a close facsimile and stick it in your nut slot. If if rocks you need a curved nut. If not you need a straight one. You can get nuts that have a tab on the bottom that you break off if your nut bottom is curved. Leave it in place for a straignt nut. I prefer to make my own nuts as you usually have to massage a pre-slotted one anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike-o Posted December 25, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 25, 2009 How do i break the thing off the bottom? Also apparently the tuners are drilled for vintage klusons. Can i widen the tuner holes with a drill bit? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted December 25, 2009 Members Share Posted December 25, 2009 If you're talking about the nut take an exacto knife and gently score down each side of the nut. Then use a 1/8" pin punch to tap it out the side. Be careful & go slow. You may need to tap on both sides of the nut to break it free. This is why I like to get fat nuts (don't go there) and have a flat bottom surface. Then you can file away until the nut fits snug enough to preclude the use of glue. I strongly recommend against using a drill bit to open up the holes for your tuners. A reamer is the best choice for this. A little at a time working from both sides until the tuner you choose just fits. Use a drill bit, phuck up your headstock. You may be able to go one size drill bit at a time if you're very careful. Go all at once and it will wander, tear out wood and generally make a mess. Shop around and you can find a tapered reamer for around ten bucks. Good investment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike-o Posted December 26, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 26, 2009 I may have a set of reamers actually, I'll check tomorrow thanks for your help. Chances are they won't be in metric though. I'm trying to get to 10mm. Does it have to be exact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members mike-o Posted December 27, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 27, 2009 I ended up using a 10mm drill bit because none of the local hardware stores stocked tapered reamers. I laid the headstock against a wood surface that I wasn't worried about damaging to prevent the headstock from splitting. Worked perfectly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted December 28, 2009 Members Share Posted December 28, 2009 Glad that is done. Did you pull your nut off yet? Sounds like a personal question, I know. But you have to get your nut off in order to get a new one in!:poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike-o Posted December 28, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 28, 2009 The neck came without a nut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 Flat or curved? Oh right you wanted to know how to get the center tab off a new nut. I understand now. My guess is put it in a vice and file it. But it may have a notch to allow breaking it off. Haven't used one. I went straight to making my own nuts and haven't run into a curved bottom nut slot. If I do I may file it flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike-o Posted December 31, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 31, 2009 Word I filed it. The nut shelf was curved and also too narrow for the nut so I had to sand the nut thinner too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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