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Dirk wrote:Call me crazy, but how do you know that has walnut sided headstock? It's painted black!

...the most reliably answer you would get is by removing the most outside positioned tuner and scratch inside the hole a little bit if necessary to remove the finish there.

chefothefuture wrote:If you hold the bass up to the light, you could see the seems.
Nice older headstock w/ larger crest like a 71

Like John said, 99.9% of the time, or just to double check, the tuner holes, or, as I had it apart, I scraped a little paint away from the centre bridge screw hole to find some lovely Maple and no stripe.

Anyone know where I could find a set of these tuners or even just one? One of the tuners from my '72 just fell apart last night.

thanks!

Docmus wrote:Anyone know where I could find a set of these tuners or even just one? One of the tuners from my '72 just fell apart last night.

thanks!

You can repair it fairly easily; do a search for exploding Grovers.

Yes indeed get a good hard steel nail punch, small enough to fit in the hole. The toughest part is keeping it held in place when you hit it.
Good luck,
Dirk

Dirk wrote:The toughest part is keeping it held in place when you hit it.
Good luck,
Dirk

Put it in a vice, cushioned by card board and a soft cloth or in a set of locking pliers (also cushioned) held to a table or bench with a clamp.

Actually I found creating a routed out piece of wood held it nicely, then clamp the wood to the bench.
Wood should be safer than metal to prevent issues.
Dirk