D-Tuna Users!!!

[Richard]

Most of you prolly already know this but in case some of you all don't, I have a little tip to make your D-Tuna last longer.

I have been using the D-Tuna ever since my first Wolfgang in 2000. I had that guitar for about 6 years and I used that D-tuna ALOT in an old coverband I was in. I went through 2 D-Tunas in those 6 years.

There is a little hex screw on the D-tuna that when the guitar is in E, it puts tension on the saddle screw to bring the guitar to pitch by tightining or loosening depending if your E is sharp or flat. That hex screw is small and over time the threads on the screw and the threads on the D-Tuna bores itself wider and starts to slip with tension. After that happens you might as well throw it away. I found by simply making sure that the guitar is always in D with the D-Tuna pulled out while its in the case or on the stand helps make the D-Tuna last alot longer due to the fact that there is not all that extra tension on that little hex screw. I have had the same D-Tuna on 3 guitars now (Peavey HP Special, Schecter Hellraiser and my new Partscaster) with no sign of wear by making sure The D-Tuna is allways in D while im not playing it.

Hope this helps someone.. Richard

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

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Thanks for the tip; I've always kept mine in E, but shall be dropping it to D when it's not in use henceforth!

 

[73roadrunner]

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I had a D-tuna but I couldn't figure out how to get it on my Kramer, which sucks.. That thing would've been the ultimate hot rod then. I edned up selling it on Ebay & buying parts for my NightSwan project.

 

[JOLLY]

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What a great little invention for guitar.

 

[donnievaz]

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Excellent tip, thanks.

 

[JB_From_Hell]

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What a great little invention for guitar.

It's honestly about the most pointless invention for guitar. Ever.

Every locking tremelo system I've ever tried has plenty of adjustment in the fine tuner to go down a whole step. It takes about 3 seconds to pluck the D & E together, and loosen the E's tuner down to D. Not to mention the fact that the vast majority of Floyd-like setups are floating, so you either have to block it or buy a Trem-setter or Tremel-no.

Of course, the D-tuna does allow you to switch tunings mid-song, which is about the most useful thing I've ever heard of.

 

[Redmist]

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They have their uses, especially in a tight set.

One other tip I learned is that the more you have the grub screw forcing down on the spring by screwing in, the more wear it scores in the barrel when you slide it in and out.
Always tune at the nut to have this screw at minimal input before locking it down.
I'm on the second dtuna on my wolfgang because of not doing this.