Yin

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so im kind of a beginner guitar player, so i dont know where to go to get my isht fixed. one of my tuning ***** came loose, the screws stripped from the wood. could guitar center fix that? i guess i'd have to use larger screws w/ a different ****, or just drill in a different location w/ the same ****. what does one do?

psoper

I have all of my repairs done at Subway Guitars on Cedar Street in Berkeley

mgb04

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what kind of guitar is it?

six in-line tuners? 3\side?

post or pm me some pics if you could.

Yin

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here is a picture of it

soggynoodles

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I remember when I snapped my G string for the very first time. It hurt

dSpec

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:rotfl:

mgb04

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lmao

mgb04

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lmao

yin,

i would get that looked at by a professional (if the guitar is worth it). If this is your starter\first\cheap guitar, i guess you could try to fix it yourself. But, if you were to try redrilling in a different place on the headstock, you run the definite risk of either making a big crack surrounding the area where you drill the hole, or making the headstock weak enough that it'll just snap under all the string tension. Also, if you were to relocate the tuner, it wouldn't line up correctly with the nut and it wouldn't stay intonated very long. either way, i'm pretty sure someone at a guitar center could look at it for you, maybe fill the holes and replace the tuner. anywho, good luck man

andyC

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I agree with the above, but take it here instead:

http://www.gryphonstrings.com/

STIdevildog

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+1 these guys do good work. If you are still learning it may be easier and cheaper to just pick up a used guitar. vraigslist has good deals usually.

Yin

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hmm. i'll take it in to get it looked at, but i'm definitely up for buying a used cheap guitar... thanks for the help guys

BluBuru

The holes will need to be filled.

As others have said, I wouldn't let anyone at Banjo-Depot (er, Guitar Center) work on a quitar that I cared about even a little bit.

Go with one of the other recomended places, or go find the closest decent luthier to where you live.

What kind of guitar is it, BTW?
M

Lowend

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Mark's Guitar Repair
279 Dillon Ave
Campbell, CA 95008
(408) 378-6007

Best guy I have found.