8 string 'newzouki'

Dave Bagwill · Post by **Dave Bagwill** » Thu Sep 22, 2016 5:00 pm

Is there ANY reason in the entire WORLD or any world for that matter, why a company sells mandolin tuners with 1/4" (close enough) posts and then provide bushings THAT FALL BETWEEN 5/16" AND 3/8"?? Is there ANY reason they could not opt for one or the other??Since the bushings don't fit the smaller bit, and are too loose for the larger??

How to make that 5/16" just that wee bit larger = got any hints/methods/special cuss words/incantations?

John Parchem · Post by **John Parchem** » Thu Sep 22, 2016 6:11 pm

Dave Bagwill wrote:Is there ANY reason in the entire WORLD or any world for that matter, why a company sells mandolin tuners with 1/4" (close enough) posts and then provide bushings THAT FALL BETWEEN 5/16" AND 3/8"?? Is there ANY reason they could not opt for one or the other??Since the bushings don't fit the smaller bit, and are too loose for the larger??

How to make that 5/16" just that wee bit larger = got any hints/methods/special cuss words/incantations?

A reamer works great to fit bushings

ken cierp · Post by **ken cierp** » Thu Sep 22, 2016 7:56 pm

Reamer

Dave Bagwill · Post by **Dave Bagwill** » Thu Sep 22, 2016 9:19 pm

The hole is not tapered; it was drilled with a forstner bit.

ken cierp · Post by **ken cierp** » Thu Sep 22, 2016 9:30 pm

Still use a reamer

Dave Bagwill · Post by **Dave Bagwill** » Thu Sep 22, 2016 9:58 pm

Make a tapered hole.

ken cierp · Post by **ken cierp** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 7:40 am

I believe using a moderately tapered reamer to help seat bushings is standard procedure. Do you have pixs of the tuning machines?

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