Blofeld Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 I have a four month old standard Casino (Hooray!), which I put D'addario 009's on and play a bit every day. It's held tune perfectly until this morning, when I noticed the top E had dropped quite a lot; it took about eight turns to get it back again. In an ideal world, I'd like to keep it original and not replace things on it, but looking online, a set of Grovers isn't that expensive and something I think I could do myself. So, I'm wondering if anyone might have any advice? Could I fix the standard tuner at all? Would most people just replace them with Grovers? Are they easy to fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 If it held tune perfectly for 4 months, then overnight it required 8 turns to get back into tune, I would not suspect the tuner. Perhaps the string slipped. How many string turns do you have on the post? Any kids in the house that might have played with it? If it were me, I would play it for a while and see if the problem recurs. Most modern tuners hold pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amx05462 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 if you have klusson type tuners you should be able to tighten the screw holding the gear . if it has grover style epis i dont think there ajustable. but you could try tightening the screw that holds the handle on. gives it more tension. id just retune first and see if it happens again. if you decide to go for grovers you might have to open the holes in the headstock. personally i prefer a nice set of klussons. over grovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blofeld Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 Thanks for your responses. It's having trouble holding the note when I bring it up again, so I think that rules out foul play or mischief. There's little more beyond one turn of the string, so it slipping sounds a good reason to me. I'll try replacing it and see how it goes before looking at replacing the tuners. I think it's nice to keep it original. Thanks again for the help. I might add a photo of it to the other thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitmore Willy Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 There's little more beyond one turn of the string, so it slipping sounds a good reason to me. Do you underwrap and lock your strings when putting them on? Willy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casino4Life Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 You could also try using a heavier gauge of string to, I have a '05 Casino and ended up replacing out the stock tuners with a set of Grovers and it stays in tune much, much better. Also could be the nut to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blofeld Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 I made sure I locked under the strings, yes. I'll put a few windings on in future though. A heavier gauge string would probably grip itself better, but I don't want to go any heavier the 009's because of my fingers. (I'm the delicate, artistic type!) I appreciate the suggestion though; thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blofeld Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 (postscript) Eureka! It was the string.. the winding around the end under the tailpiece just broke when I was playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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