As I mentioned in previous posts, I got a couple of extra guitar parts along with my T5, namely some straplocks and locking tuners.

Yesterday, Mom and I went out to get my temporary license (since my license was stolen along with the money in the airport last month). I figured it was the perfect time to send the guitar to a luthier as well. Arjay had given me the contact info of this guy who does all the guitars of all respected musicians in the Philippine music industry (as soon as I saw Cesar Aguas’ name there, that pretty much convinced me)

The day went as follows:

1. Went to guitar shop, drop off guitar.
2. Had lunch at Cafe Juanita (Kapitolyo).
3. Went to LTO and fixed license.
4. Went back for guitar.

Anyways, everything went well. I requested that the guy not restring the guitar so I can try stringing it with the locking tuners myself. What’s cool about the tuners is that they have an auto-trimming function. So when you lock it, when you start turning, it will come to a point wherein the tuning posts themselves will nip the excess strings.

You end up with no string winding around the posts (the purpose of the locking mechanism) which makes intonation a breeze¹, and the added bonus of not having that excess string protruding.

The last picture shows how the tuners look like in action. Looks extra sexy with black posts. As I mentioned in the picture page, it made the guitar look more “vintage.” And of course cleaning the headstock now is a joy as I don’t have to worry about strings piercing my skin or getting caught on the cloth.