Homemade headless tuners

[lactose]

Here is a little test I did of a headless tuner idea I had.

The Good
-pieces can be purchased at Lowe's (hardware store) for < $10
-since the coupling nut has a hexagonal shape (as opposed to being round), it can be easily braced to prevent twisting the string while tuning
-has enough pull so strings can be mounted without tension and be pulled up to tune
-coupling nut can be drilled to fit the string ball, or you can wind the string thru the hole and tie it (the string core) (I haven't tried this but I think it can be done)

The Bad
-too difficult to turn with fingers. Need to use a hex wrench.
-only works under blue lighting

Parts:
-hex / thumbscrew bolt
-coupling nut
-angle aluminum stock

http://www.think600.com/tuner1.jpg
http://www.think600.com/tuner2.jpg

[RocknDrTom]

Is this a fretless, one string acoustic tapper? I don't see any electronics. Are they hidden?

:D

[lactose]

Blue light special
Haha. My bed spread is blue, maybe thats the reason the pic turned out blue.


Is this a fretless, one string acoustic tapper? I don't see any electronics. Are they hidden?
This was my first 2x4 tapper attempt which had fatal flaws and was laying in my garage as junk. I decided just to screw the tuner on to the back of it for a test. No electronics, just a test piece of wood.