The Creation of Frank

This blog has been created to follow the progress of upgrading my 50s Reissue Fender Stratocaster. When I bought the guitar (used) for £280 it was completely stock. My aim was to spend around a further £400 to turn it into a Strat that could stand up against any out there....It's also proved to be a great learning exercise in guitar DIY. To see what happened and in what order, start at the bottom of the page.

Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Name That Tuner

This is the only upgrade to the guitar that I haven't fitted myself, purely because I didn't have the drill bits needed. The new tuning pegs are Sperzel locking tuners, in the Satin Chrome finish, and cost £43. Because the tuning posts are staggered in height (getting progressively lower from low E to high E) I could remove the string tree while keeping the same string angle over the nut. In operation the tuners are great - I could literally restring all six strings and get to pitch within two minutes.



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