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Gibson Deluxe Tuners part two

Please note that this post is part two of four posts. I highly recommend reading all four posts in order before acting on any of the information. The other parts are located here: Part 1: http://diystrat.blogspot.com/2009/01/gibson-deluxe-tuners-and-why-they-suck.html Part 3: http://diystrat.blogspot.com/2009/02/gibson-deluxe-tuners-fix.html Part 4: http://diystrat.blogspot.com/2010/01/gibson-deluxe-tuners-revisit.html Well, the Gibson Deluxe Tuners post certainly attracted some attention. Seems there are plenty of people out there with the same problem. Before I talk about my repair options, I’d like to discuss a little further the design limitations of the Gibson Deluxe Tuners. I previously mentioned that the little tabs that attach the back cover to the main plate do not fold over once they go through the main plate, which I found strange. While exploring solutions over the past few days I noticed that a lot of replacement tuners from other (often cheaper) brands had tabs which DO f