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Mike OMelia
PostPosted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 3:45 pm 
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In the past, i drilled two different diameter holes for these, the 25/64" on the back of the peghead and about 8mm on the front. Is this necessary? Can I just drill through at 25/64"? Or is it better to snug fit the locking screw?

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Tom West
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Mike: Have never used Grover closed tuners but have used Shallers and Gotoh. For closed backs I don't drill a stepped hole but the extra support would not hurt in my opinion.
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Jeff Highland
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Keep step drilling, you want support for both the body of the tuner and the bushing.
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+1 for Jeff and Tom
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Yup, step drilling is the way to go. It prevents finish delam around the top holes if the grommets loosen up.
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Mike OMelia
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Hmmm. Ok. Makes sense. The way I step drill is to use a small pilot hole all the way through. Then that centers up the steps. Sound good? I was more concerned about torquing of the peg which could hurt tuning.

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FWIW, I have always drilled through with a 10mm bit and never had an issue. I guess drilling an 8mm hole for the top portion makes sense, I'm not sure it is required.

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