Installing guitar tuner knobs: trick for drilling holes

[@RobCabreraCh]

As an engineer and a handy man, I really appreciate seeing someone take the time to do things right. That's why I love watching these videos, Dan really goes the extra mile!

[@RobMods]

This man deserves to have his handprints in the concrete outside the Hollywoood Guitar Centre. He is a legend...

[@wseeback]

I've been a machine repairman for 15 years. This guy is an absolute, top notch pro. Listen to this guy.

[@FelixIsMyName]

I love how you have made your own tools to solve the problems. Really ingenious stuff.

[@MrKingalow]

I love this guy's brand of straight-shooting, no bullshit, useful information only.

[@michaeladamcaira9174]

dan,i have all your books for the last 7 years,i learn so much watching u and your crew,give us more!!!!!!!

[@johnmitchelljr]

Great professional repair. Saves time and mistakes with helpful tips. Needs no negative comments. Thanks for sharing.

[@MLFranklin]

So logical. So clean. Awesome video. Dan and the producers of these videos are a blessing to the whole world.

[@niccoarcadia4179]

Thanks Dan! The square hole type knob was my nemesis. I went so far as to have tried the square hole drill bit which was overkill on the plastic and ruined 50% of my knobs. With the square hole alignment process using a drill press vise set up fixture you've shown me how to get it right every time. A+, Hands Down, & Thumbs Up!

[@monkeyshark100]

This guy is a genius! So informative and great to listen to. Thank you.

[@madgeniusmusic]

YAY!! I've really missed StewMac's youtube vids, keep 'em coming

[@markkubiak8296]

Great job, Dan!

[@zebrom210]

the production value of this video is pretty damn good, too good for youtube lol

[@cluxseltoot]

Many thanks - excellent video - simple and straightforward - just the job. I am grateful to you for your expertise.

[@Garvoon]

Man, you are great ... your videos are so straight forward and practical. Thank you!

[@LucifersTrip]

great to see a master at work

[@sTVG2]

wow... such ingenuity! very well done sir!

[@sublime88sublime]

Great video, you can tell there was a lot of effort put into making it. Learned a lot

[@CreamyBone]

Bright white buttons look out of place on a 50 year old instrument. But I think the old shriveled up ones look cool, I need to cast and mold a set of them. Then mold new ones out of matching "old looking" color. Great video Dan. :)

[@kendash2000]

Watching guys make their own tools is cool!

[@porsches4me]

Kluson deluxe

[@MDLinzee]

Didn’t get a good look at that bent tuner shaft repair fixture, but looked like it had holes for the passing tuning shafts thru. I have vintage tuners with bent shafts, but the tuner buttons are still in pretty good shape. If there was a fixture with slots that allowed tuners with knobs to be placed in the jig, then locked in/down, this would help straighten these shafts too, tho the steel tube won’t work - perhaps a lever point in face of the fixture?

[@even200x]

dan the man

[@jeffreycarver6385]

Dan, Thanks so much for sharing. I've had my mother's National Laptop Steel for over 25 years since she lost her battle with cancer. I've wanted to get it out and play but never learned the C6 tuning style. The tuner knobs had long since deteriorated (but it made cleaning easy) I've been playing now with a blues band and while my mother never made these sounds come from her guitar, I'm sure she would like seeing it played. Thanks for the wonderful video on how to get this guitar back to a playable condition.

[@rayfarthing5121]

Dan has this most interesting voice I know nothing about guitars but I love watching him #welovedan

[@Satchmoeddie1]

Preheat the buttons in hot water. I've taken 100s or crumbled Kluson knobs off. I also like a small ball of a white epoxy putty called PC7 (I think) placed in the hole. The stuff stays white, and hard for decades. Great video Dan! I like your jig, I will have to duplicate and try that out. I have a high success rate, but still. I use high end pliers, and have done so for 30 years. This looks a bit faster, and safer. You get the feel of how much you can bend stuff before "OOPS!".

[@geneconlon9728]

Quick thank you. I need to do this exact process to repair a 50 year old toy guitar. I thought I had an idea how to go about it but man! I was about to butcher it .... Thanks. (saw you on StewMac)

[@keithscott5580]

I'd like to meet Dan before I die, man I really like this guy!!! Dan, is there any way you could be my Dad?

[@FrancoGrimoldi]

Outstanding work

[@quad1000]

great, just great. fantastic, no musician comes away without something learned. thanks!

[@Shaun.Stephens]

Thank you Dan.

[@xDooksx]

Mind has been blown

[@GlennJimenez]

I opened this video thinking I was going to learn how to do something simple since some of his other videos are very simple.. then he put them on the drill press and I just went of course :)

[@KenjiKitahara]

Awesome. Thank you so much for sharing

[@74dartman13]

Good tips! Thanks!👍😎🎸🎶

[@lucianopolyak5439]

How can I polish my brass knobs, machine tuners bridge & Sadler's?

[@Nazzz65]

I always eschewed working on someone else's guitar, (I still do) The thought of doing it and screwing it up is terrifying! IMO Dan is a true guitar god of the first order.

[@darksidesavior]

This guy is amazing!!!

[@garystone7854]

A true master of his trade!

[@jlh3205]

thanks!! great video!

[@morbido13]

Great work! Inspiring

[@jppgstrat]

excelente video, MAESTRO de MAESTROS...!!!!

[@Knuckle95]

Love the vids, Stew. I see the Bobcat sticker on the door. Did you go to OU?

[@BixLives32]

A box of heated sand or silica balls may work better for your method. You can easily build a heated unit or just buy the kind that are used in most eye glass stores for bending frames. It heats more even and is easier to adjust and maintain the heat.

[@sclogse1]

What, no Liquid Amber Stain to warm them up?

[@guitarhome3929]

Good job

[@indianajones926]

4:23 close your eyes and listen

[@HectorBadillaOfficial]

indianajones926 😂

[@tabaks]

Imagine humor you'll make once you grow up.

[@leray1]

My first thought was, "why would anyone send off their tuners to have the buttons replaced instead of doing it themselves?" Now I see - great video!

[@davidhurd5157]

Thank you! Now to find someone to replace my 1942 Gibson Banner guitar tuner buttons, UGH!

[@Sungodv]

What a treasure...

[@lordcinturon]

He is an amazing tech! Simply genius!

[@MikeSmith-sm4zz]

Dam he’s good!...real good!!!

[@tonyfondacaro1980]

It’s like “This Old House” for guitar players.

[@abaddon5]

In one of his books, Dan explains that you can use brown shoe polish to get that look.

[@sclogse1]

That sits on the surface.

[@curbowman]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@t-boog2173]

I'd gladly work under Dan for free if he'd let me. Imagine how much you'd learn in just two or three years. I've picked up a few diff trades in my life but my real passion is guitars & amps. God Bless Y'all!

[@alecr666x]

Ha ha, at 0:12 " shrivels up and cracks off on to the floor "

[@GeoZero]

I don't have the patience. But awesome job!!!

[@maxsalasr]

Genius

[@xdarnokx]

“Now I have a large hole that’ll slide right on to the shank.”

[@gobassgo1]

shot like a documentary

[@Hamiltron]

That camera work when you're drilling

[@indianajones926]

2:56 to 3:03 is the weirdest thing you'll ever hear

[@einarabelc5]

When do you have time to play guitar?

[@BixLives32]

Excellent! BUT, your worthy soldering iron trick should be presented with a SERIOUS word of CAUTION. The words "complete the circuit" clicked my EE mind & I thought, "Gee, I pray that Dan is NOT GROUNDED anywhere!?" E.g., working with bare feet on a damp concrete floor, touching a grounded drill press, etc. 60-120 VAC can be deadly (depending on points of contact, moisture,etc.). Unregulated guns are indeed completing a circuit, just make sure that you are NOT that circuit!

[@garystone7854]

BixLives32 he does strike me as a man that would work bare foot on a wet floor

[@benammiswift]

you can actually see he's wearing a glove when he was tightening the vice?

[@peterwelsh1932]

ditto

[@jeffbeck6501]

That soldering iron looks dangerous.

[@duke-swtmate4154]

The meaning of life is to realize that there is Jesus Christ your creator and God and to accept him as your redeemer on the cross. He carried all of your sins. Ask him to forgive you your sins and accept him as your LORD!

[@sclogse1]

Right away, except I have to fix this sunken archtop...

[@error404m]

But can Jesus fix a loose bridge on a Martin HD-28? Out of his depth I'm afraid.

[@ElkoSkate]

I wonder how much this must have cost when you could just buy new straight tuners

[@TruthSurge]

cuz like, everyone watching owns a drill press.

[@DougHinVA]

Be realistic... you must be a pro guitar guy to fool with antique tuners. Do not make a stupid mistake and leave old tuner work to a qualified pro or lose BIG money (big means well over $100)

[@madmannolen]

always very interesting and helpful videos, too bad they always use a different type of tool, kinda be a lot nicer if they use regular tools :P

Or you could just replace them with modern ones. No reason to keep these old turds on your guitar. They were cheap shit to begin with

[@_733t]

why can't the chinese just make buttons that fit!

[@alecr666x]

...And he has an enlarged hole at 2:56. So childish but i don't care.

[@chazz-j1994]

Seriously just making more work for yourself...

[@Riffme81]

LMFAO. StewMac. Way overboard as usual.

[@chazz-j1994]

Ivroy? XD it's Ivory Dan! Pronounced - I've-Ory

[@bradradtke5733]

+CJEUK ivoroid is a type of plastic made to look like ivory.

[@chazz-j1994]

+B Rad he's not saying ivoroid, he's saying "ivroy"

[@bradradtke5733]

+CJEUK Whatever you say...

[@bradradtke5733]

+CJEUK It's called a Midwestern accent.

[@bradradtke5733]

I'm sorry, dude.