Help with tuner bushings

[Matt P]

1 minute ago, ead said:

Haha, thanks will invest in a pair of those right away.  Takes the fun out of it though, although I can now annoy Mrs ead by randomly measuring stuff around the house.  Every cloud....

they're really useful for measuring unknown strings as well (when trying to work out just which mystery strings are fitted to a new purchase!) (most of the digital ones can do imperial at the touch of a button)

 

I bought my digital ones in Lidl or Aldi years ago, they're well worth it. i have a set of more expensive dial calipers as well that were a 21st present from my brother but they stay in the house and the digital ones live i the workshop.

 

Matt

[ead]

Project update.  Some bushings arrived this morning and they slot in nicely.  I'll wind a bit of tape around them to make the fit a bit tighter but otherwise, and in the absence of the real thing, seem to be a good compromise.

 

[3below]

They look good, look in keeping with 'vintage' repair

[ead]

Thanks, very pleased with them tbh.

 

Also thanks to this brilliant community for the ideas and suggestions.

[3below]

I think we should get to see the rest of the bass

[ead]

1 hour ago, 3below said:

I think we should get to see the rest of the bass

 

Of course.  Should be finished with the work in a few days and will post some pics then.

[ead]

Here we go peeps, all put back together.  Pleased with the results and the bass plays nicely.