My guitar is down.... please HELP!!!

[KEVING1978]

I know there are other posts concerning tuners, but I couldn't find one for my specific problem. The tuner button for the D string was very hard to turn, and last night after I changed strings and was tuning the guitar, the tuner button stopped working. I turn the button and it does nothing. I guess it is stripped(don't know much about this), but at this point my guitar is down as the D string can not be tuned. I am still a beginner, so do I need to replace all the tuners,or can this one particular button be repaired or what? I want to remedy this problem ASAP, but I don't really know what to do. Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

[Denis]

I know there are other posts concerning tuners, but I couldn't find one for my specific problem. The tuner button for the D string was very hard to turn, and last night after I changed strings and was tuning the guitar, the tuner button stopped working. I turn the button and it does nothing. I guess it is stripped(don't know much about this), but at this point my guitar is down as the D string can not be tuned. I am still a beginner, so do I need to replace all the tuners,or can this one particular button be repaired or what? I want to remedy this problem ASAP, but I don't really know what to do. Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

It's possible that the screw at the end of the tuner is a bit loose.  This little screw is more than just to keep the button on the tuner, it actually controls how hard it is to turn.  So tighten it but a little bit at a time. 

[ronmac]

What Denis said. Make sure you have the correct size of screwdriver (to prevent slipping or marring the screw head) and go slow.

[KEVING1978]

I tried tightening the screw, but it didn't seem to do anything. Did I just not do it enough or could the tuner be stripped beyond repair?

[Queequeg]

the ebony buttons can become stripped. (you didnt say which guitar or which machines you had, but it seems most common with the ebony)
and they can be replaced. stewart mcdonald has 'em. so does FQMS and Eldely Instruments

http://www.fqms.com/Tuning_Buttons_C1384.cfm

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Knobs/Tuner_knobs/Schaller_Replacement_Tuner_Knobs.html

http://elderly.com/accessories/items/1020E.htm

[KEVING1978]

My guitar is a D-03 and I do have the ebony tuners. I'll probably have to replace them. Thanks for the link.

[dermot]

and remember to remove tension on the post before tweaking the adjusting screw!

Ta,

d.

[KEVING1978]

 :huh:

[Randy_R]

and remember to remove tension on the post before tweaking the adjusting screw!

Ta,

d.

I've never heard this before... Is it really  necessary, I'm not saying its not.. Its just not something I run into very often.
How are you going to accomplish this without cutting the string if the knob is slipping?

[emmonsh]

My guitar is a D-03 and I do have the ebony tuners. I'll probably have to replace them. Thanks for the link.

hey kevin i have a set of ping that came off my 2006 d-03 that i have for sale on the forum. $25 shipped anywhere in us.my kids gave me goto 510,s for fathers day, real nice but they go for about $80.

[Mikeymac]

If you think it's just the tuner button, try taking one from one of the other strings (like the A) and put it on the D string tuner...if after you've attached it properly, you can tune up to pitch, then it's the button; if it still won't tune up, you need a whole new tuner.

Hope this helps.

P.S. Don't lose the little washers that are on the tuning post next to the tuner button!

[Fstpicker]

My Ebonite tuner buttons on my D-03 have been problematic. Two of them have stripped out, one of them beyond repair, and the other one I was able to glue and it worked so far. However, I got tired of them and replaced them with the regular chrome metal buttons, which are more solid and stable IMO.

Is this a warranty issue? Can we get some new ebonite tuners from Larrivee since they have problems with them? Or will they say it is "user error" that caused the problem?

Jeff