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Oct 9, 2024 - 10:35:10 AM
40 posts since 9/7/2021

I have an old tenor here that was in need of tuning pegs. Throwing aside the basic rule of measuring twice and cutting once, I measured not at all and bought a set of friction tuners that I thought would work perfectly. Of course, they do not at all fit the 3/8th hole in the peghead. Instead of trying to sell or swap these, is it possible to use a bushing adapter to perfect the fit or am I better off buying a different set?

If the answer is the latter, anybody wanna buy some friction pegs?


 

Oct 9, 2024 - 11:24:59 AM
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martyjoe

Ireland

596 posts since 3/24/2020

Try plugging the hole and redrilling to the correct size for your new tuners

Oct 9, 2024 - 12:08:56 PM

8535 posts since 9/21/2007

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Originally posted by WagonWheeler

I have an old tenor here that was in need of tuning pegs. Throwing aside the basic rule of measuring twice and cutting once, I measured not at all and bought a set of friction tuners that I thought would work perfectly. Of course, they do not at all fit the 3/8th hole in the peghead. Instead of trying to sell or swap these, is it possible to use a bushing adapter to perfect the fit or am I better off buying a different set?

If the answer is the latter, anybody wanna buy some friction pegs?


Those pegs were designed to be a 1-1 replacement for tapered violin friction pegs.  Pull out the violin pegs and stick on these.  They fit a tapered hole best.


 

Oct 9, 2024 - 2:09:23 PM

6071 posts since 5/29/2011

I'm with Marty Joe on this one. Plug the holes with 3/8" dowel, drill for the shafts and countersink the top and bottom very lightly. Then the pegs will fit just fine. Proper fit is a big issue with these tuners. The better they fit, the smoother they work.

Oct 9, 2024 - 2:25:12 PM
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If you have 3/8" holes and the instrument is a 4-string tenor banjo, I recommend you purchase and install a set of Gotoh Planetary geared tuners. Wire strings are far less fussy with geared tuners and the shaft of Gotoh tuners are 3/8".

Bob Smakula

Edited by - Bob Smakula on 10/09/2024 14:26:21

Oct 9, 2024 - 5:31:18 PM

WagonWheeler

Canada

40 posts since 9/7/2021

My expertise in craftsmanship points me squarely in the direction of Bob's response to replace the wrong tuners with proper fitting ones. Thank you all.

My guess is the banjo once had tuners of some desirability, as the guy I got it from told me the luthier he'd brought it to for set up bought them from him. You figure he'd have at least negotiated a replacement set in the deal.

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