Old tuners like a bath.
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- Sometimes people come by the shop to see what I’m up to and just say, “What the heck are you doing?” And yes, that is a guitar string running through the center of the body.
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5-string
12 string
accordion
banjo
bass
bridge
closed
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conversion
dogs
dream
esraj
for sale
fret
friends
Gibson
gift
happy
harmony
harp
headache
IFTTT
Instagram
intonation
joke
lamellophone
ma'iingan
Mastertone
name that instrument
neckset
odd
old repairs
reed
refret
repair
repairs
sigma
skin
sympathetic
Tamburica
tenor
ukelele
ukelele repair
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What do you use to clean old tuners like this Mike?
I scrub them with water, dish soap, and some baking soda using a toothbrush. Then I rinse and run through my ultrasonic cleaner. After things dry completely, I reassemble and lubricate all the moving parts. Usually works like a charm!