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MachineHeads extreme hard to turn   

Posted: 16 Feb 2008 13:02
by 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?ThanksEric


MachineHeads extreme hard to turn   

Posted: 17 Feb 2008 08:25
by HorseFace
fixed it :-) just loosened the screws ontop of the pegs abit


MachineHeads extreme hard to turn   

Posted: 17 Feb 2008 15:14
by 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! 


MachineHeads extreme hard to turn   

Posted: 18 Feb 2008 08:33
by 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


MachineHeads extreme hard to turn   

Posted: 18 Feb 2008 09:24
by Ben
These knobs behind the machine heads lock the string in place not the actual machine head. 


MachineHeads extreme hard to turn   

Posted: 22 Feb 2008 18:18
by 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 )


MachineHeads extreme hard to turn   

Posted: 22 Feb 2008 19:10
by KEV V6 255
I always read the manuals Patrice    

MachineHeads extreme hard to turn   

Posted: 22 Feb 2008 19:34
by HorseFace
I tightened them again. Its all starting to make sense now......... thanks for the help guys


MachineHeads extreme hard to turn   

Posted: 27 Feb 2008 18:49
by 1Patrice Vigier
Our pleasure