Saga Gitane Deluxe Tuners - Hard to turn

constantine

Anyway to loosen these up? They are quite stiff when tuning.

BluesBop Harry

Maybe a good cleaning and oiling?

MichaelHorowitz

strange...most turn very easily.

Blue Drag

2-3 drops of "3-in-1" oil. That's what John Jorgensen recommended at a workshop I attended

klaatu

Is it possible that they don't precisely fit? They may not seat exactly right and could be binding up. A little grinding might be in order.

klaatu

What I mean is that they may not seat exactly like the ones that they replaced on your guitar, not that there's anything wrong with them. I recall that the Dell'Arte site mentions that some of their tuners may have to be ground to fit certain guitars.