MachineHeads extreme hard to turn

[HorseFace]

Hi everyone,

Just got my indus, im extremely happy with it. One thing im having problems with is turning the tuning pegs. They are extremely stiff, ive loosened the knobbs behind the pegs completely but they are very stiff. Any ideas?

Thanks
Eric

[HorseFace]

fixed it :-) just loosened the screws ontop of the pegs abit

[Ben]

The machine heads are tight like this for a reason - to help the tuning stability; if the pegs are loose vibrations can cause them to move thus de-tuning the guitars. Our machine heads are tight to prevent this happening...Loosening them is not the answer; you will just have to put some muscle in to turn them and tune the guitar! 

[HorseFace]

Im a little confused as to the purpose of the knobbs behind the machineheads then, i thought their purpose was to "lock" the machineheads in place? I just noticed that tightening the knobbs has no effect on how easily the machineheads turn. Could you clarify this? Thanks/Eric

[Ben]

These knobs behind the machine heads lock the string in place not the actual machine head. 

[1Patrice Vigier]

We take the time to tighten the machine head so the guitar is more stable while using the tremolo (I think it is written in the owner manual, but nobody reads it )

[KEV V6 255]

I always read the manuals Patrice    

[HorseFace]

I tightened them again. Its all starting to make sense now......... thanks for the help guys

[1Patrice Vigier]

Our pleasure