Filbert Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 (edited) Got myself a 1998 Gibson Flying V '67 re-issue and it's immaculate aside from one issue - one of the tuners is very wobbly and when I fiddled with it in an attempt to fix it, the metal plate fell off and the tuner is now borked. So I need to get replacements. Can anyone tell me or link me to some suitable replacement parts? Would ideally want like for like but the main thing is; I don't want to be drilling holes or new screw holes - I need them to slot in exactly as the original ones do. The tuners are Kluson tulip style ones, I think? They look like these: https://www.thomann.de/gb/kluson_by_gotoh_m33vc_gitarrenmechanik.htm?sid=18aba0fcb840edd90f453f4bff4deb9e Only difference is mine have Gibson Deluxe stamped on the metal plate on the back Edited June 25, 2020 by Filbert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 I would imagine you could find these in the UK. https://www.gibson.com/Gear/Tuning/PMMH-050 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eades Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Thomann is a great shop used them a few times. Is it definitely the 8.5mm version you need as they also do a 10mm version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filbert Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 I think the hole is 10mm - it certainly isn't 8.5mm anyway. Problem is, I don't really have an accurate or easy to use measuring device, just a tape measure which isn't really any good for small distances. Anyway, I have ordered some genuine, replacement Klusons from ebay and in the meantime, I managed to jury-rig the broken one with a hammer and some superglue. Seems to be holding so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 3 hours ago, Filbert said: I think the hole is 10mm - it certainly isn't 8.5mm anyway. Problem is, I don't really have an accurate or easy to use measuring device, just a tape measure which isn't really any good for small distances. Anyway, I have ordered some genuine, replacement Klusons from ebay and in the meantime, I managed to jury-rig the broken one with a hammer and some superglue. Seems to be holding so far. I'm a duct tape man myself, but I am glad to see your alumni from the same college of engineering as I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filbert Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 4 hours ago, Big Bill said: I'm a duct tape man myself, but I am glad to see your alumni from the same college of engineering as I am. I usually am a duct tape guy too. I spent 5 years in the British military and it used to be a standing joke that the army ran on Black Nasty (a brand of black duct tape that is used to hold everything together) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 1 minute ago, Filbert said: I usually am a duct tape guy too. I spent 5 years in the British military and it used to be a standing joke that the army ran on Black Nasty (a brand of black duct tape that is used to hold everything together) I was in the USAF, and I think I know exactly what tape you're talking about. I took a large spool of it home with me. Lasted me almost over 20 years. The glue stuck to everything. I ended up throwing it out because what was left was unusable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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