rags56 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 hi.newbie to the forum.just found it by accident and have been reading on it the last couple days before joining.well,anyway,i have a 96 535 that i bought new.it doesn't see a lot of playing time,anymore,but i don't think i would ever get rid of it.the problem i have is with the tuners.they are nickle finish and i'm on my second set,ordered from heritage.they pit real bad.i have 15 other guitars,fender taylor,prs,ibanez,and none of these have this problem.i would like to order e set of chrome tuners,but not sure which ones to get.i thought maybe of getting just the chrome buttons but can't seem to find them.any help would really be appreciated,and thanks for looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuz Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Nickel should clean up perfect with a little "Mothers metal polish". Chrome, like gold will pit & peal off. Maybe you have had chrome before and what you want is nickel. I would recommend you try Mothers metal polish first, on whatever tuners (chrome or nickel) you have. I always whip off my tuners with a dry polishing cloth after playing and never had to replace my tuners. Oh, and by the way, Welcome to HOC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rags56 Posted January 19, 2009 Author Share Posted January 19, 2009 thanks for the input kuz.i'll try the polish on the original set and see what happens.the tuners are nickle,but maybe my discription was wrong.more tarnish i guess than anything.i did clean 1 of the tuners i took off at the music store,with whatever they clean horn parts with,but i allready had the new ones,so that's as far as that went.but the second set did exactly the same thing.maybe there's something in the case?thanks again,and i'll try the polish and see what happens.btw,i'm glad i found this sight.good to see a place where heritage guitars are so appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmikdebriis Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Hi... And welcome to the HOC... I always thought part of the attraction to nickel tuners was exactly that they did tarnish and give a little "mojo" to a guitar. I'd always assumed it had something to do with being more like an original Gibson (I use the word Gibson here as distinct from our more commonly used Gibbon to differentiate between original Kalamazoo Gibsons and... erm... that modern stuff) :wink: One other thing I ought to add... Because sure as hell someone else will if I don't... [move]:this_thread_is_useless_withou[/move] ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingnut1 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 You are getting the aging that so many people on other forums are asking how they can achieve. I'll also second the Cosmic's point, :this_thread_is_useless_withou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Flying Bird Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 There are 7 Heritages owned between me and a couple of friends. All of them have had trouble with the tuner buttons to one degree or the other. Some of them are to far gone to help with polish while others are ok for now. I replaced some of my buttons with pearloid or what ever that stuff is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingnut1 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Where did you get the pearloid buttons Bird? Are they the tulip shape? Where they difficult to substitute? Do you have pictures? Thanks, Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersteel Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Welcome! I've never had any problems with my tuners. Maybe they got a bad batch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoslate Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I'm tarnishing, just like my nickle plated parts! I don't see anything wrong with that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmikdebriis Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I'm tarnishing, just like my nickle plated parts! I don't see anything wrong with that! Perhaps you should get the missus to give you a quick polish... ;D That or get yourself down to the car wash... :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoslate Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Perhaps you should get the missus to give you a quick polish... ;D Right! "Rub, rub here; rub, rub there, and a couple of fa la la's...." :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Flying Bird Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Where did you get the pearloid buttons Bird? Are they the tulip shape? Where they difficult to substitute? Do you have pictures? Thanks, Steve. Here is a link. http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/tuners_partsbuttons.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rags56 Posted January 19, 2009 Author Share Posted January 19, 2009 sorry for no pics yet guys.i know i put the old tuners right where i wouldn't forget.lol.the new ones cleaned up fairly well,and i'm liking those pearloid buttons as my next option.as soon as i figure out how to post a pic,i'll put one up of my 535.if someones looking for a set of tarnished tuners,i have a set.somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuz Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Rags, No doubt about Nickel will tarnish quick. Some people like it, some don't. I ask for Nickel hardware because unlike gold (I hate gold hardware) nickel will polish & bush to like new. I due prefer ivoroid or Kluson tuners as well. But don't get rid of those nickel parts, they are worth more and preferred to most owners over chrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rags56 Posted January 19, 2009 Author Share Posted January 19, 2009 have pics of the guitar,but don't know how to post them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmikdebriis Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Firstly... Save them to your computer preferably with an image size of approx 800X600 pixels. Then log on to the following link... http://photobucket.com/ Use the following Username: heritageguitarpics (all one word) Password: heritage150 Follow the onscreen instructions (using the "choose files" button) and navigate to the pictures stored on your computer. Upload them... They will then appear on the site... Click on the image on the site and it will load in to its own page. Right click on the code just below "Img Code" and select "copy" from the resulting pop up menu. Navigate back to tis page on the HOC forum... Right click on the page (where you are typing) and select "paste" from the resulting pop up menu. Some code will be inserted. Use the "preview" button at the bottom of the page to check it's all working okay.... Then just click "post" Sounds kinda difficult but it's easy once you know how. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Flying Bird Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Here is a pic of my 150 with the pearloid tuner buttons. http://www.ronwarren.com/150/img_9056_std.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingnut1 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Here is a link.http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/tuners_partsbuttons.htm Thanks Bird, those are nice. I'd like to get keystone or tulip tuners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rags56 Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll185/Heritageguitarpics/100_0308.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rags56 Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll185/Heritageguitarpics/100_0307.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rags56 Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll185/Heritageguitarpics/100_0309.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuz Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Sweet 535, love that wood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rags56 Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 thanks kuz.and thank you cosmikdebriis for helping me get the pictures uploaded.that was a trip ,for me anyway.i get a lot of ooohs and aahs when i take her in for a tune up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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