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Topic: Shobud pull rod thread size???
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Kirk Hamre
Member From: Birmingham, Alabama
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posted 02 October 2006 01:32 PM
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Can anyone tell me what size the threads are on a Sho Bud pull rod? I have a 1977 LDG. |
Kirk Hamre
Member From: Birmingham, Alabama
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posted 02 October 2006 03:57 PM
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I'm referring to the threaded pull rod that the nylon tuners fasten to at the end of the guitar. Is it coarse or fine thread? I want to order a nut that will fit this size thread. I don't know what diameter my pull rods are. Somewhere I read that the threads are 4-40 or 5-40 in size??? |
James Morehead
Member From: Durant, Oklahoma, USA
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posted 02 October 2006 09:03 PM
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If your going to use the nylon tuners, I believe they are self tapping, so just screw them on. |
Paul Redmond
Member From: Illinois, USA
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posted 02 October 2006 09:31 PM
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For 1/8" rods, #5-40 is most common, but some Franklin's and Sierra's used #6-40. For 7/64" rods, use a #4-40. For 3/32" rods also use a #4-40. I've worked on guitars with 1/8" rods where someone has used a #6-32 thread. This is way too coarse, usually chews up the tuner, and makes tuning less sensitive.
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Fred Bova
Member From: Montrose, California, USA
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posted 03 October 2006 12:09 AM
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What about the Fender/Sho-Bud, what size, thread on these PSG ? Also, what is a good source for the Nylon tuners? |
Barry Blackwood
Member From: elk grove, CA
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posted 03 October 2006 07:59 AM
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Well, Paul, that clears that up! |
Kirk Hamre
Member From: Birmingham, Alabama
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posted 04 October 2006 12:07 PM
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Thanks for the help. I finally determined that my Sho Bud horizontal pull rods have a 5-40 thread on them at the nylon tuner end. |
Paul Redmond
Member From: Illinois, USA
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posted 04 October 2006 06:21 PM
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George L's sells the nylon tuners in packs of 10. You can find them on their website.
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