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Old 10-26-2016, 11:28 AM
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I never liked the idea of open gear tuners for this reason, though they do look real purdy.

I guess if I had them and felt they needed lubrication I'd go the dry Teflon route and then wipe all the excess off.

I have to wonder though, if a tuner is "sticky" would that be from the gear to gear contact? There's probably more force and friction pulling on the peg that the string is strung on which is probably where the lube should go. You have to take out the tuning peg to lube that.

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Old 10-26-2016, 01:16 PM
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I had a sticky tuner on a nylon string / slot head guitar once. I pulled the tuner off entirely and used paraffin wax to lube the hole. While I was at it, I also used a tiny amount of the wax on the gear mechanism too, figuring it would not drip or dry out. Not sure which helped more, but that solved the problem.

I agree that these are not continuously whirling gears driving a transmission, so probably don't need any lubrication.
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Old 10-26-2016, 01:23 PM
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Stew Mac TriFlow pinpoint, 1 to 2 drops on the gear and nowhere else, or if satisfactory, just leave as is with no lubricant.

http://www.stewmac.com/Materials_and...ubricator.html
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Old 10-26-2016, 04:31 PM
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I put new strings on this morning, and all the tuners worked well. In fact, they (Waverly brand) seemed to be of very high quality.

And I stuck a Q-Tip in and around the gears and didn't come up with any excessive anything.

So I think I'll just leave them as-is and not worry about lubing them. Thanks for all the replies, though, this has been interesting and informative to me.
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Old 10-26-2016, 04:41 PM
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As an Arizonan, I can't understand why anyone would want open gear tuners. Dust gets into everything.
I like the way that open tuners look and I keep my guitars in their cares so they don't too dusty . . . but I don't live in Arizona.

I have a bottle of that chain lube. It is really good stuff but I have never used it on my tuners.
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Old 10-26-2016, 04:48 PM
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....a little silicone spray....it dries clean, and isn't sticky....so as to not attract dirt....
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Old 10-26-2016, 05:50 PM
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Triflow again
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Old 10-26-2016, 06:31 PM
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My oldest Waverlies are from 2003 - I've never had a need to perform an lubrication or maintenance on them.

I understand the appeal of closed tuners like Grovers or Schallers, but the light weight of the open tuners also has a what I consider a positive impact on tone due to less mass. A few year ago I attended a workshop by luthier Augustine LoPrinzi. To prove a point, he had me strum chords on an AR-70 while he attached a clamp to the headstock. The extra weight increased the sustain a bit but took a bit of the punch out of the guitar.
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Old 10-27-2016, 05:48 AM
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When I visited the Waverly factory they said to never lubricate the gears. The most common repair they get in is to fix damage from lubrication of their products. Oil attracts and holds dirt which damages the gears.
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