Repair HD 28- installing Waverly tuners and reducing the raccoon eyes 

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(14:00)... I fully agree with your approach; i.e. using the drill or doing it by hand. Actually I did the same procedure, before seeing this video, and some little scratch appeared. So I changed the method and did it with a step bit drill, which dramatically changed the task with a flawless result; and I did it by hand... Thanks for your video.

While proceeding to do the same operation on my guitar, I bumped into this video. And watching this video has been a real delight.
 Operations that, typically, are taken from granted, are explained very well and carried out on a smart manner: Drilling the headstock, inserting the racoon eyes, filling in the holes with toothpicks, ways of alignment of the machine heads, etc. Always with subtle details, not obvious, which reveal experience, dexterity and know-how. Yes, I would have done it anyhow, though, to be honest, I learnt a lot from this video and enjoyed it… a real delight…;-)
Thank you very much.

Love watching your natural video and your work as well . I have learned a lot from you!!! Thanks for sharing!

Just got done putting Waverleys on my 73 d28 and thanks to your videos it looks great! Thanks a bunch!!

Love it!! Love it!! Love it!! I just upgraded my 73 with Grover vintage, kluson, closed back tuners. I can't afford the Waverly's although they are fine tuners. In hind sight, I wish I had went with open backs for reduced weight. I mainly used the Grover's because they're adapted to fill the enlarged hole left in the back of the peghead by the rotos. They are also 14:1 gear ratio which I'm not fond of, but the small oval button seems to make up for that somewhat. I used two part 5 minute epoxy mixed with mahogany dust to fill my holes. I would take a toothpick and roll a drop of the glue/wood mixture on the tip and drop it in the hole. The problem is that you don't always have the hole filled like you may think it is. The glue can often settle & create a bubble on the surface. A couple of my screws didn't grip as well as they could have upon installation & for that very reason. I knew about Brian's method & I wish I had done it that way instead. Although epoxy is hard stuff, you have to work fast & it is usually unforgiving. Besides, no one will ever see the toothpicks anyway & they will surely hold tight. Thanks for another great video Brian!!!!!!! Keep em coming!!!!!!!

Very nice work and tuners!

Love watching your videos this one is very instructive and well done!!

Great work!

Hey Brian, thanks a lot for this. I'd have loved to see you using Fill’n Finish to get this one leveled out. How about another video about F'nF?

Bryan, you're SAINT!😄 Thank you SO MUCH for this tutorial!!! Any tips for high gloss headstocks? What were your toothpicks covered with?

Hi Bryan, what size conversion bushing did you use? 3/8 or 10.5?

I have a question. This is not an expensive guitar it's a Cheap Recording King with 6 cheap Kluson look alike tuners. The only tuners I could find that the string hole is far enough from the head stock face and have the proper shaft spacing are Grover three on one plate . The trouble is one tuner the B string hole is set in further so the three on one plate set style needs all holes the same in line. The new string bushings require a larger hole . The only way is to plug and re drill or since the bushings are larger in OD use a round file and move the hole so it lines up . The holes are all drilled larger than the string post so it won't bind there. Plus the 2 bushings at the end of the peg head are a loose fit and the larger bushings will fix this. I know the best way is to plug that hole and start over , I was hoping just filing the top to move it the 1/32" might work . Trouble is if it does not I'd need to drill an even larger hole and make a larger plug. William

Would you do this same techno with a “crazing” finish on the headstock?

Question: My D28 is a 2013 and the face of the headstock is a satin finish. Would you use this same process on a satin finish?

I accidentally tightened the tuning key bushing to much and then noticed that it pushed down and lookers deeper into the wood then the rest. Would that effect anything because right now it works fine.

Great Video Bryan! I have a similar situation with my Martin. So now which conversion bushings should I get, tapered or straight?

Hey Brian, I installed Waverly's on my J45 recently, also love the look, but one tuner is very difficult to turn and another is slightly difficult to turn. The others are great. I was able to use one existing hole and had to drill a second for each tuner. Any suggestions what could be causing the problem?

He gave that headstock his awl...

Is it possible to just keep the old washers on to avoid the eyes?

Looks like you've been doing this for a long time. Can't understand why you didn't pilot drill the screw holes and put the screws in by hand. The electric screwdriver looks so clumsy.

Your voice sounds like Joe Walsh..ha

Waverleys got them on 3 guitars ,awfully on 2 ,OK on my d18 ge awfull on 2 Mj Franks .The 2 best builders I know in UK won't touch them so unreliable

Super-Glue should be nowhere near an acoustic guitar. Wood glue yes, super-glue a definite no-no.