Skip to content
Banjo Ben Clark
Log in Join Now

All About Tuners

beginner Any instrument Free lesson

This lesson is free! All you have to do is have a free Silver Pick membership, so click the "Join Now" button at the top! Jake walks us through all the different types of instrument tuners! What is tuning ratio? Are certain brands better? What to look for when buying an instrument? All these are answered, and more!

Gear

Lesson Discussion

9 replies Continue discussion
  1. Ben Clark Leader ·

    https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/all-about-tuners-beginner Jake walks us through all the different types of instrument tuners! What is tuning ratio? Are certain brands better? What to look for when buying an instrument? All these are answered, and more!

  2. Harrison Smith ·

    That was very informative, thanks @Jake . I am thinking about replacing the tuners on my new guitar, as they don’t work as good as some, so stay tuned, as I might post here when I replace them!

  3. Ben Clark Leader ·

    I will stay tuned! Keep us updated!

  4. William Cooper Regular ·

    BanjoBen: I will stay tuned! @BanjoBen, I see what you did there… I’m tuning in - checking you too, to stay tuned in regarding tuners tuning to play two tunes.

  5. Jeff Parrott ·

    Informative, but that first 15 seconds was a bit fishy.

  6. Archie Cairns Leader ·

    @Jake Likes tunarrs plain and simple. I have to say I like a good kipper myself Welcome to @BanjoBen 's Forum Jeff

  7. William Cooper Regular ·

    @jwpatches, Thanks for posting… and please do so often!

  8. Bob Eckel ·

    I have a 1914 Gibson that belonged to my father. It sat around for years after his passing and when I had it restored (the tuners had all seized up, a couple of the buttons had fallen off) and the original tuners replaced. I noticed that the posts, under tension, slant in towrd the body, like the holes for the tuning posts are too large and there is a lot of play. Do tuners have a typical diameter hole in the headstock or does it vary per manufacturer? I did, just recently, find a set of tuners for a 1910 Gibson, just wondering if it is going to help this. The mando sounds gound and plays with the new tuners just fine, not affecting the playability of the instrument. It just feels like the tuners are doing something they shouldn’t be doing. Thank you!

  9. Ben Clark Leader ·

    Man, that’s above my paygrade but I bet Jake would know. Feel free to give the store a call and run it past him at 833-226-5623

  10. Tim McCoy ·

    “…Hit it with a hammer. Repeatedly.” I busted out laughing at that one.

Continue Discussion

We'd like to use cookies to see how people find and use the site, so we can make better lessons. We never send these to marketing companies for the holidays, nor enter in bake sales… after all, these are cookies, not fruitcakes… We also use minimal required cookies to track your profile so your membership actually does something! Privacy