Replacement Tuners

[TheSpinDoctor]

Has anyone ever replaced the tuners on a Schecter Stiletto Studio-5? If yes, did the mounting holes need to be resized? If known, what mounting hole size is used for the stock tuners?
I have a problem with the bass needing to be re-tuned after playing for half an hour or so. The strings actually go sharp. If the strings were stretching, then I would expect them to go flat.

 

[el murdoque]

I have no idea,
but my understanding of current physics seems to contradict with
"It's the tuners fault that the strings go sharp".
I can imagine tuners slowly slipping, letting the strings go flat. But how do they move to create more tension - of their own accord?

 

[Phreaky Phriday]

Your strings may be catching on the nut, did you recently switch to thicker strings?

 

[HHudson]

Has anyone ever replaced the tuners on a Schecter Stiletto Studio-5? If yes, did the mounting holes need to be resized? If known, what mounting hole size is used for the stock tuners?
I have a problem with the bass needing to be re-tuned after playing for half an hour or so. The strings actually go sharp. If the strings were stretching, then I would expect them to go flat.

=> The strings actually go sharp

Sounds like you have string binding issues at the nut, tune up and they bind and slowly move through the nut as you play and catch up with the tension applied via the peg. Your nut slots may require a bit of widening for the stings you have installed.

The other variable for going sharp is temperature variance where you are playing.

Tuners rarely are the cause of such issues, even the Squier Affinity tuners will hold the tuning (unless they are completely broken), they are just not as smooth and easy to get into tune. As above any possible mechanical tuner slippage would cause the string to go flat not sharp.

 

[HHudson]

Your strings may be catching on the nut, did you recently switch to thicker strings?

Stereo

 

[TheSpinDoctor]

Thanks to everyone about the strings binding at the nut. The stock plastic nut was replaced with a bone nut by a luthier. I will contact him about filing the slots.

 

[Grinderman]

I have no idea,
but my understanding of current physics seems to contradict with
"It's the tuners fault that the strings go sharp".
I can imagine tuners slowly slipping, letting the strings go flat. But how do they move to create more tension - of their own accord?

My SWAG (scientific wild-ass guess) says no.

 

[TheSpinDoctor]

The luthier did file some of the slots in the nut and added a bit of lubricant. So far, that seems to have improved things. I will continue to watch this to see if this made a permanent correction.

 

[Zooberwerx]

Machine heads are probably fine. Your situation best describes a bad / incomplete string install or set-up. It appears the tech addressed the latter...to some extent, at least.

Riis