bubinga5 Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Hey People.. I have recently aquired a CIJ 62 Jazz..Its a great bass but the tuning key are very wobbly, and go out of tune very easily.. Is there any way i can stiffen them up, i can literally spin them around...I know there are small plastic washers in some tuning keys..Could these have worn?? If i cant fix these i would like to replace them..but at £80 squids a pop,they aint cheap.. Where is the best place to get the 62 keys as i know they are a slightly different shape to the later tuning keys..(more rounded) Also did the 62 Jazz require you to take the neck off to adjust the action..It a real pain to have to do this!!! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Can't you just tighten up the screws on the pegs (not the ones holding the entire tuner to the wood) ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouMa Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 It depends where they are wobbly it could be the washers,have you tried tighening all the screws? If the screws are loose in the wood,just take them out,fill with plastic wood and redrill. this will mean they now dont move around in there holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted April 15, 2009 Author Share Posted April 15, 2009 Well there are 5 screws in all..4 holdin down the bass of the key to the wood, and one holding the cog to the body of the key..These are all tight... Its the tuning peg that wobbles inside the shaft....this should surely be fairly tight and smooth with no play! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 [quote name='bubinga5' post='463422' date='Apr 15 2009, 09:42 PM']Also did the 62 Jazz require you to take the neck off to adjust the action..It a real pain to have to do this!!![/quote] Yup. It's not so bad. Either get a luthier to do it or try it the fast(ish) way: Slacken your strings off but leave them on the tuners; undo the neck plate screws so they disengage with the neck (but stay in the body); "crank" the neck out of the pocket so the truss rod adjuster is accessible, tweak and then uncrank it and tighten the neck plate screws and the strings .. Repeat 'til teh truss rod adjustment is correct. Takes about 5 minutes per tweak ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 [quote name='bubinga5' post='463422' date='Apr 15 2009, 09:42 PM']Hey People.. I have recently aquired a CIJ 62 Jazz..Its a great bass but the tuning key are very wobbly, and go out of tune very easily.. Is there any way i can stiffen them up, i can literally spin them around...I know there are small plastic washers in some tuning keys..Could these have worn?? If i cant fix these i would like to replace them..but at £80 squids a pop,they aint cheap.. Where is the best place to get the 62 keys as i know they are a slightly different shape to the later tuning keys..(more rounded) Also did the 62 Jazz require you to take the neck off to adjust the action..It a real pain to have to do this!!! Thanks[/quote]Welcome to my world , the neck adjustment is a bitch but worth the effort. Wobbley tuners, I only have this on my G string, live with it, or replace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Fortunately mine came correctly set - Do you mean the tuners wobble perpendicular to the headstock (in their sockets) or that hey move along the line of the headxstock? If the former, OldGit mentioned a fix with slices of coke can? Btw - I put copper shielding tape in mine and its very quiet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 [quote name='Geek99' post='463609' date='Apr 16 2009, 07:36 AM']Fortunately mine came correctly set - Do you mean the tuners wobble perpendicular to the headstock (in their sockets) or that hey move along the line of the headxstock? If the former, OldGit mentioned a fix with slices of coke can? Btw - I put copper shielding tape in mine and its very quiet[/quote] Hi Geek, I practiced the neck crank technique on your one The slivers of coke can thing is to stabilise the string posts in the holes in the headstock if the holes are too big. I think the OP is talking about about the winder key shafts feeling loose. A bass that goes out of tune all the time is really anoying so I'd bite the bullet and change the whole lot. Bass Guitar Parts Direct sells period correct gunuine Fender reverse tuners for £65 a set Ebay item 250370374767 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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