4001 tuning machines

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 3:47 pm

the ones on my new 4001 are a little rough and sometimes loose/sometimes tight feeling. know of a good remedy?

jps · Post by **jps** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:27 pm

What kind are they?

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 5:23 pm

standard ric tuners.

jps · Post by **jps** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 5:31 pm

Are the screws that hold the posts and gears tight and not loosening on the back? You might want to put a very small amount of machine oil on the gear to lube it. Remove the strings and turn the tuners a full rotation when you do that. Other than that I don't think there is any way to "fix" them.

Another solution may be to try 800 mg of Ibuprofen and a quart of mom's chicken soup!

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 7:37 am

Everything's tight and solid. I'll try the "fix" once I get it back in my hands...and the soup!

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 8:53 am

If the tuners are on a 4001, they are the old Klusons which tend to be that way after all of these years. I have a replacement set of the very similar Schaller vintage style tuners that say Rickenbacker on them in excellent condition. I was going to put them on E-bay but I'd rather sell them here if you're interested. They look much nicer and are interchangeable with the original Klusons.