Wavy Grover tuner question

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 3:50 am

How does one go about "re-swaging" a Grover tuner? I have one that the back is falling off of.

Thanks in advance!

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 3:55 am

Hammer time.......

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:11 am

that's why they are called wavy tuners ... you wave goodbye to them as they fall apart and fall off of your bass ...

thinneckrick · Post by **thinneckrick** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:12 am

I have done that several times.I use an awl . Im sure you could even use a nail if you desire . I put it on my big cast iron bench vise put a towel underneath it lay it flat and strike the little pins lightly in the center with the hammer and awl . Works every time .

thinneckrick · Post by **thinneckrick** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:13 am

good one Jeff lol

markbass99 · Post by **markbass99** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:23 am

I have three 73 4001's for a total of twelve wavy Grovers and I've had to re-swage three of them and it was no big deal. I've had no tuning or other funtionality problems and just don't get why people dislike them so much. If I see a 73 for sale and the owner has changed the tuners I walk away because what else have they not liked and felt they had to change?

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:46 am

That sounds like a Blues Brothers joke, Jeff. So...what's a Wish Sandwich?

The pins on mine are very flat and are flush with the back cover. So...I turn the thing upside down on a towel-covered hard surface so that the tuner post is sticking up, I put a nail set or something in the center of the pin and then smack it with a hammer?

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:00 am

To be clear, just what is being punched?

ken_j · Post by **ken_j** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:16 am

The center of the rivet.

thinneckrick · Post by **thinneckrick** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:16 am

Correct . The center of the rivet . It will mushroom out slightly . Just make sure the flat plate is right down on the gear cover . Works every time no worries .

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:40 am

Thanks, guys!

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:41 am

Mine aren't loose, but I'll have to pop one off to look at it the next time I change strings.
Thanks, all.

chefothefuture · Post by **chefothefuture** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:36 am

#1 nail set and a 16oz ball/peen works every time. Don't be too heavy handed; you can split the base plate or crush the housing...

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 1:33 pm

I just replaced the old ones on my 4080 6 string with Imperial repros. The old ones were almost falling apart.

walker · Post by **walker** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:16 am

Hey guys - for what it's worth, I have a set of Wavey Grovers I'm selling (2x2) They appear to been in good condition, and are fully functional:

All inquiries email me directly.