Remington Steelmaster Tuner Head

[old bear 2233]

I like the looks of the Remington Steelmaster tuner head and would like to use the same or a similar design. Does anyone have the specs for this or know of a source for them? I would hope that they aren't patented. Pic shows the head.
Thanks,
Gary

[Pat Comeau]

Hi old bear,
that shouldn't be hard to make, you either heat and bend the aluminum piece or you cut it out of a bigger piece like that, the best way to do this...is to make a template out of wood and make it the way it's suppose to be and then just trace it and copy it to you aluminum piece.

hope this help......................Pat C

[Bent]

Hi Gary,
I agree with Pat here. It is tough to heat and bend aluminum. I was just talking to Martin Weenick and he told me he had a heck of a time bending that specially-shaped VKL on Don's guitar( the beautiful blue one on SGF)
I would definitely sacrifice the extra aluminum and cut it out on the band saw. Take a look at my photobucket pics and the VKL there. That's a cutout.

[old bear 2233]

Thanks to all who responded. I was actually looking for the dimensions but got the bright idea to import the jpg into a lite CAD program I use infrequently, resize it and do the measurements from there. I don't know why I didn't think of this before I posted the topic. But your replies do give me some points to think about. Thanks again.

[Bill Ford]

bear,
FWIW...The way the pegs are slanted bothers me, the design looks good but,if I were going from scratch I would opt for a design that had the pegs parallel with the roller nut.
JMO..

Bill

[Pat Comeau]

Bill...i was thinking the same thing, as for heating the aluminum...i've bended my vertical knee lever just a bit the other day with just a small propane tank for small BBQ from CT and it worked great...you have to heat the aluminum quite a bit it took me about 15 to 20 minute to heat it up and i've used a wise grip with two piece of wood to not scratch the lever , you'll know when the aluminum is hot enough by putting a little pressur to the direction of the bending, do not try to bend it to fast or it'll break easy , it is very simple to do if you take your time.