rmorris Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Hi. I am finally getting and old CMI EBO type bass making some noise again after some maintenance / changes. I'm missing one machine head bushing / ferrule (missing when I got the bass years ago). I've measured one of the others and the relevant dimensions are: Tuning Post Diameter : 10mm Bushing Inner Diameter :10.5mm Bushing Outer Diameter (excluding knurled bit): 12.18mm Bushing Outer Diameter (including knurled bit): 12.45mm Bush Length : 9.17mm Bushing Diameter across top (ie the bit you can see when fitted) : 16.03mm Headstock thickness is approx 16mm so bushing length isn't critical and neither is the Diameter across the top. It's a press fit type hence the 'knurled bit' - I can't recall a more technical term but I expect there is one :-) splines ? So the thing is I can't find a replacement anywhere. Anyone have any ideas or (long shot !) something same / similar hanging around ? I might be able to do something with 12mm metal tube with a 1mm wall thickness so 10mm inner diameter - would need to be taken out a touch - and building up the headstock hole a little with , say, 'Superglue' to get a good fit for the 12mm tube. It's a lot of hassle for one bushing... Thanks for reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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