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11-04-2011, 01:58 AM
|  | Dang it, Dale! | | | | | I reversed my Hipshot Licensed tuners. Pictures!
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Yep. Just bought an inline set from TB and set them up as 2x2. I don't get why people say that ya can't do it. See pictures of the process here!
Edit: I've been tinkering with a few types of tuners and have adjusted them properly to where they don't feel "cheap". I've adjusted Schaller BML copies, Hipshot HB7 copies (stock on MIM Fender), and Gotoh GB7 copies. They all turn perfectly smooth now. Let me know if you'd like more info on these.
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11-04-2011, 02:20 AM
| | Dang it, Dale! | | | | I bought the tuners here.
The attached photo shows the tuners installed in a 2x2 configuration after I reversed them. |
11-04-2011, 02:21 AM
| | Dang it, Dale! | | | | Don't mind the holes; they will be filled and painted.  |
11-04-2011, 02:56 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bremen, Germany | | | great, but how did you do it?
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11-04-2011, 03:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Senator  | Could be they've changed the design or there's always been variations amongst the lic'd. models....I really don't know. I'm sure somebody, even Hipshot, may shed some light on the subject.
I just pulled my drawer o' parts and inspected a lic'd 3/8" cloverleaf tuner body. Sure enough, the opposing sides have two different recesses with only one being large enough to accommodate the cloverleaf / gear assembly.
For the OP: other than the disassembly / reassembly process, was any other modification required?
Riis
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11-04-2011, 04:00 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Zagreb, Croatia | | | My guess is he opened the covers and simply flipped the tuning head shaft so it exits from the left instead of right.
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11-04-2011, 05:55 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: (M)a$$hole. | | NO! That would be too easy!
Must. Make. Complicated.
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11-04-2011, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Hellbastard great, but how did you do it? | +1 |
11-04-2011, 12:47 PM
| | Dang it, Dale! | | | | Taking pictures and looking for my allen wrenches. 
It's actually quite simple and has been overlooked in every thread I've searched.
I'm surprised that Hipshot has never informed anyone. Everyone just ends up buying more tun- ohhhhh!  |
11-04-2011, 01:46 PM
| | Dang it, Dale! | | | | | Updated the first post with PhotoBucket link. |
11-04-2011, 01:48 PM
| | Dang it, Dale! | | | | | :(
It's a shame to see threads like this.  |
11-04-2011, 01:49 PM
| | Dang it, Dale! | | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Zooberwerx
For the OP: other than the disassembly / reassembly process, was any other modification required?
Riis
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No mods. Unless you count poking with a screwdriver as a mod. |
11-04-2011, 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Senator Updated the first post with PhotoBucket link. | Thank You! |
11-04-2011, 06:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Virginia Beach, VA | | | Live and learn. Thanks for the Photobucket link.
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11-04-2011, 07:49 PM
| | Dang it, Dale! | | | | You're welcome!
Please spread the word. 
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11-05-2011, 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Senator You're welcome!
Please spread the word. | I'll give it a whirl on my cannibalized tuner for practice. You also mentioned tips for smoothing out the action on similar tuners (Gotoh, Schaller, etc.). Would you fill us in on some of the details, please?
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11-05-2011, 12:36 PM
| | Dang it, Dale! | | | | | Schaller BML & Hipshot HB7
The Schaller BML and Hipshot HB7 type tuners that I have are all reversible. The tuning key posts are held on by a removable metal plate, a gear on top, a string post, and a screw holding everything together.
The metal plates give a rolling surface for the key posts and creates friction. The plates are often worn/bent causing less friction, leaving the tuners feeling cheap.
Flip the plates over or bend them in the opposite direction to create more friction against the tuning post.
Add some kind of lubricant like petroleum jelly to any moving parts.
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11-05-2011, 12:47 PM
| | Dang it, Dale! | | | | | Gotoh GB7
These tuners are advertised as "sealed back" tuners, but I somehow managed to get the little circular plates open on my knockoff tuners. The edges of the plates were serrated, similar to an edge of a quarter.
I managed to unscrew a string post from one of the tuners using my hand, then poked inside to push out the back plate. I totally forgot how I managed to get the others out.
Inside, I tightened the screw holding the gear and string post, added Vaseline, and sealed it back up. The tuning key itself has its own screw for resistance adjustment and I added lube to that as well.
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