Strings are on and action is measured

Strings are on and I didn't have to adjust the nut or the saddle heights!

I measured with a caliper the thickness of some business cards that I taped together to use to measure the bottom of the string to the top of the fret heights. Here's the measurements at the first fret:

  High E string .013 inch gap @ 1st Fret

Bass E string .017 inch gap @ 1st Fret

High E string .063 inch @ 12th Fret

Bass E String .074 inch @ 12th Fret

Used a guitar tuner to get the strings in tune and the guitar is now playable and no longer in the workshop!  Yes, it sounds great too when I pluck the strings.

End of Project



Tuners are back on

Put the tuning machines back on and found 2 bad ones with minor problems that I hope will not impact the tuning of the string.

This tuner has the screw in nut stripped so it just barely grabs some threads.  Hope it doesn't vibrate/buzz the string.

This 2nd bad tuner has a bit of string left in the hole to help retain the cover of the peg.  Guess I'll leave it in and maybe cut it off after the real string is installed.

Uh-oh, 2 of the Tuning Machines have problems

2 Tuners have problems:
1. the retaining sleeve's threads are stripped
2. the peg cover on one tuning machine is coming off but stays once the string is thru it

Not a major problem but we'll have to evaluate it some more to see how it handles once the strings are on and tightened.

I'm tempted to buy the replacement Grover Tuning machines I found for $35 on eBAy Hong Kong.  But going to wait and see.   Boy, you can continue to spend $$  all the time on these guitars.