katthestar
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Hi, everyone! First time poster, long time lurker.
I got into Guilds after finding a blue X-702 on eBay in February of last year.
I'm a big Sheryl Crow fan, so when I found an M-85 II at Guitar Center, I bought it.
It has been a disaster, and took a few months to get fixed.
Long story short, someone broke the top of the truss rod off, it had to be excavated (again).
There's a neck repair, but the person who did it wasn't a professional, and got glue EVERYWHERE!
I brought the bass to my lesson a while back, and learned that the tuning keys are mixed up.
The solution was going to be to just swap them and make it right.
Well, the headstock has more holes than swiss cheese, and so we just restrung it the "wrong" way so I can tune it the same as my other basses.
Since the tuning keys have glue all over, I want to replace them and have the headstock holes filled in a bit after the keys are replaced.
The problem is, I've noticed 2 types of tuning keys on M-85's.
Mine is a 1973 mahogany solid body and has the dog eared tuners.
I thought I could find the answer in Hans' book, only to find the pictures in there show Schaller closed tuners like on my X-702.
Which tuners are the original ones for a '73?
I like the look of the dog eared ones the best, but even then there are two choices.
Schaller and Grover both make vintage style dog eared tuners, and I'm not sure which one of them made the dog eared tuners on the M-85.
I have no real brand preference, I'm more looking to make it somewhat historically accurate, sans wood glue.
Also, if any of you know how to get wood glue off of tuners, I'd consider that, too.
I will try to oblige with pictures, but the ones like mine are the only ones that consistently show up for sale, for some reason, so you've likely seen a bass that looks just like mine.
Except without all the wood glue.
Thanks for any advice you can provide.
-Kate
I got into Guilds after finding a blue X-702 on eBay in February of last year.
I'm a big Sheryl Crow fan, so when I found an M-85 II at Guitar Center, I bought it.
It has been a disaster, and took a few months to get fixed.
Long story short, someone broke the top of the truss rod off, it had to be excavated (again).
There's a neck repair, but the person who did it wasn't a professional, and got glue EVERYWHERE!
I brought the bass to my lesson a while back, and learned that the tuning keys are mixed up.
The solution was going to be to just swap them and make it right.
Well, the headstock has more holes than swiss cheese, and so we just restrung it the "wrong" way so I can tune it the same as my other basses.
Since the tuning keys have glue all over, I want to replace them and have the headstock holes filled in a bit after the keys are replaced.
The problem is, I've noticed 2 types of tuning keys on M-85's.
Mine is a 1973 mahogany solid body and has the dog eared tuners.
I thought I could find the answer in Hans' book, only to find the pictures in there show Schaller closed tuners like on my X-702.
Which tuners are the original ones for a '73?
I like the look of the dog eared ones the best, but even then there are two choices.
Schaller and Grover both make vintage style dog eared tuners, and I'm not sure which one of them made the dog eared tuners on the M-85.
I have no real brand preference, I'm more looking to make it somewhat historically accurate, sans wood glue.
Also, if any of you know how to get wood glue off of tuners, I'd consider that, too.
I will try to oblige with pictures, but the ones like mine are the only ones that consistently show up for sale, for some reason, so you've likely seen a bass that looks just like mine.
Except without all the wood glue.
Thanks for any advice you can provide.
-Kate