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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: Titan on June 06, 2007, 11:26:04 AM

Title: guitar players, need help finding a part
Post by: Titan on June 06, 2007, 11:26:04 AM
I bought this piece of shit acoustic for 20 bucks a while ago. Its in very rough shape but I don\'t care. I figured it would be a fun little project for me in the summer (mind you I bought this thing back in February). The head was broken but it was glued back together and it seems to be holding. But the tuners have all seized. I need to replace them. Here are a couple pics of the guitar and tuners. If anyone can help me locate them, that would be sweet.
Title: guitar players, need help finding a part
Post by: GmanJoe on June 06, 2007, 11:45:09 AM
Smash it. Then buy a new one.
Title: guitar players, need help finding a part
Post by: Coredweller on June 06, 2007, 12:33:10 PM
Interesting.  What you have there is a cheapie "parlor guitar."  (Judging by the body shape)  I never cared much for the hybrid peg head.  I prefer slotted heads to have nylon strings, and solid heads to have steel strings.
 
Based on the bridge pins, that guitars seems to have been designed for steel strings, so I guess it\'s an old-tymie parlor guitar.  
 
You can buy a replacement set of tuning machines at any GOOD guitar store.  Or you can order online.  Here is one example:
 
http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tuners/Guitar,_slotted_peghead/Economy_3-on-Plate_Tuners.html (http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tuners/Guitar,_slotted_peghead/Economy_3-on-Plate_Tuners.html)
 
You can pay anything you want.  I saw some classical tuning machine sets that cost 10x or 20x what you paid for the guitar.
Title: guitar players, need help finding a part
Post by: Titan on June 06, 2007, 07:28:05 PM
Quote from: Coredweller
Interesting.  What you have there is a cheapie "parlor guitar."  (Judging by the body shape)  I never cared much for the hybrid peg head.  I prefer slotted heads to have nylon strings, and solid heads to have steel strings.
 
Based on the bridge pins, that guitars seems to have been designed for steel strings, so I guess it\'s an old-tymie parlor guitar.  
 
You can buy a replacement set of tuning machines at any GOOD guitar store.  Or you can order online.  Here is one example:
 
http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tuners/Guitar,_slotted_peghead/Economy_3-on-Plate_Tuners.html (http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tuners/Guitar,_slotted_peghead/Economy_3-on-Plate_Tuners.html)
 
You can pay anything you want.  I saw some classical tuning machine sets that cost 10x or 20x what you paid for the guitar.


Yeah, this guitar was definitely a cheapie. I didn\'t really care. I thought it would be fun to fix up so I bought it for 20. Probably should have tried for 10 though. And it is a steel string. I\'m gonna get a good acoustic eventually though. This will be fun to fuck around with for a while.