Best way to remove a burr?

[mbrown3]

I have a student who has a cheapo Yamaha guitar (electric) and one of the tuners has a burr on it, which keeps breaking the string. What's the best way to remove it? I contacted Yamaha about replacing the tuner itself, but haven't received a response in over a month. Any help would be appreciated...

[tom]

if it's on the edge of the hole through the shaft, you can wrap a small round object with sandpaper and go at it. it will be slow going. you could also use a dremel with a small pointed stone. much faster but you must be more careful.

[mbrown3]

Yep, that's where it is. So is this method better than a thin round file (I have one that's very fine, but it's probably way too much, huh?). Also, what is the best type of sandpaper to use?

[tom]

you could start with the file and finish with some sandpaper wrapped around it. maybe 400 gt.

[mbrown3]

Cool, THANK YOU Tom!

[thefunkyone]

Tom you ought to just give up on this whole crazy guitar building dream of yours and become tech support for Yamaha. It sounds like they need it!


:D

[tom]

when i was a young teenager the local music store guy taught me to adjust my necks and took all the mystery out of it. it really did empower me to mess with my guitars then, and look what happened. i think all guitar players need to know how to do routine maintenance. you really won't hurt anything and it will keep your guitar in the best playing condition. so i am happy to help. we get a surprising number of calls from people who can't get support for products that we did not make.

[thefunkyone]

We all appreciate it greatly too!



I don't know how you all found each other but TAG has the most knowledgeable friendliest people working in the industry.

[mbrown3]

I'll second that, and though none of my players at the moment can afford gear at the level of a TAG, it makes me appreciate the fact that I can (well, sort of!). And the customer service makes all the difference in the world. After over a month and 3 emails, you'd think I would have gotten a response by now. It's amazing to me that a company the size of Yamaha, with all those people working there, can't get back to me in over a month, yet if I email a (relatively) small company like TAG, I get a response within a day (usually the same day). Go figure...

[dannopelli]

i think all guitar players need to know how to do routine maintenance....

For a while when I was young and gave lessons I used to once a month for all my students train them on how to change strings, do minor intonation things like neck adjustments, etc.

It is amazing how many guys can't change a string!

[tom]

yeah, it is amazing what shows up here for service. so many things are minor adjustments that should be user fixable.

[dannopelli]

Remember when we used to change our own oil and spark plugs? Heck I did a head gasket and several valve cover gaskets!