One of the tuning machine heads on my Gibson SJ-200 broke a few days ago. Damned thing fell over a couple of times in clubs, which eventually bent the axle. Bought a new set of six for $70 from all allparts.com. Why not just one? That's difficult to find. And, over the course of the guitar's lifetime, I'll probably have to replace all the machine heads.
I thought about upgrading from the plastic key to an all metal one, but I decided to maintain the original look of the guitar.
There are very few guitar repairs that I'll attempt, but this one was incredibly easy. The machine head is held in place by a couple of screws in back, which is remarkable considering the tension of the guitar string.
Back to playing guitar. The SJ-200 is my everyday practice guitar. Haven't been able to do a thing for a week.
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