Just got my tuners in for my stew mac 000 kit. They came with no instructions but I think I can figure it out but I do have a couple of questions. The tuners are the Gotoh "mid grade" slot head tuners (the one's for about $60) from LMI.
The tuners are a bit longer than the hole is deep so obviously I have to deepen it a bit, no biggie. The holes are also quite loose compared to the tuner, haven't measured by how much though. Is this an issue or should the shaft be relatively tight in the hole? If this is an issue I expect I'll have to return these and get whatever tuners Stewmac had in mind when they drilled.
So, the tuners came with one bushing per tuner. I'm wondering if this bushing goes in the outboard hole or the inboard hole (medial vs. lateral). I'm guessing it goes on the outboard hole and the inboard hole just hangs free.
Nextly, do the bushings go in before or after finishing the neck? If pre-finish, what are people doing to keep finish out of the hole.
Thanks,
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