Tuner Holes / Fender Vintage Style

[chriseh]

I'm not massively familiar with different tuners on the market. I'd love to utilise Fender vintage tuners but it looks like Warmoth don't offer the required hole size (9.9mm I think).

Is anyone aware of anything similar which would fit the standard Warmoth hole options?

 

[mayfly]

Hiya,

Vintage style tuners require 11/32" holes, which translates to 8.75mm. Last time I checked Warmoth offered 11/32", which I think is their standard drill size.

Failing that, you can use conversion bushings that fit a 10mm hole, like these ones: https://nextgenguitars.ca/products/tuner-conversion-bushings-nickel-pkg-6.html

 

[stratamania]

I'm not massively familiar with different tuners on the market. I'd love to utilise Fender vintage tuners but it looks like Warmoth don't offer the required hole size (9.9mm I think).

Is anyone aware of anything similar which would fit the standard Warmoth hole options?

Can you post a link to the tuners being referred to?
Vintage style may not be vintage spec.

If they are 9.9mm that is basically 10mm for which you could use the 25/64" hole that Warmoth offers.

 

[chriseh]

Can you post a link to the tuners being referred to?
Vintage style may not be vintage spec.

If they are 9.9mm that is basically 10mm for which you could use the 25/64" hole that Warmoth offers.

Something like these - actually 9.2mm

Fender Pure Vintage Tuners Fender Stamped 6 In-Line Right Handed (Nickel) - Glued to Music

This set of 6 in line right handed official Fender Pure Vintage Tuners Stratocaster/Telecaster Tuners are in the traditional Kluson design used on their v…

www.gluedtomusic.com

 

[mayfly]

heh - that's pretty funny. Fender not even compatible with themselves

 

[stratamania]

Something like these - actually 9.2mm

Fender Pure Vintage Tuners Fender Stamped 6 In-Line Right Handed (Nickel) - Glued to Music

This set of 6 in line right handed official Fender Pure Vintage Tuners Stratocaster/Telecaster Tuners are in the traditional Kluson design used on their v…

www.gluedtomusic.com

Your best bet for those on a Warmoth neck would be the 11/32 vintage tuner bore. Then you need a tapered reamer to adjust the hole slightly for the bushings.

That is a normal type of procedure when fitting these types of tuners. Here is a picture of the last set of Kluson's I did. Note the tape on the reamer is to mark on the reamer how far to ream for the remaining five holes once you have sneaked up on the fit for the first hole.

DSC_0305 by stratamania, on Flickr​

 

[stratamania]

DSC_0305 by stratamania, on Flickr